On May 6, 1978, Van Halen, born in Southern California and formerly named Genesis and Mammoth, released their freedom anthem, ...

On this day (May 12) in 1978, Dolly Parton was in the middle of a two-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs ...

In 1978, Nick Gilder had a No. 1 hit with the single “Hot Child in the City.” The song, which appeared on the singer’s second ...

Composer-producer Giorgio Moroder, Berlin's Terri Nunn, and Kenny Loggins reveal how the chart-topping, Oscar- and ...

“Three Times A Lady” was one of eight tracks on The Commodores’ Natural High album, released May 10, 1978. It dropped as a ...

"Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears was inspired by personal heartbreak and went on to become the band’s biggest and most ...

Thanks to hits such as "Copacabana (At the Copa)" and "Can't Smile Without You," Barry Manilow was at the height of his ...

The Cure’s Standing On The Beach compilation reaches its 40th anniversary, revisiting the band’s defining singles era from 1978 to 1985.

In 1978, a song written for one of the biggest films of the decade became a chart-topping success in its own right. "If I Can ...

Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run. 1917 — Bob Groom of the Browns duplicates teammate Ernie Koob’s feat of the previous day by pitching a 3-0 no-hit victory ...

On this day (May 5) in 1942, Virginia Pugh was born in Tremont, Mississippi. History remembers her as Tammy Wynette, the First Lady of Country Music, who recorded several hits in the 1960s and ’70s, ...