1977 Soft Rock Classic From One-Hit Wonder Became a No. 1 Hit

In 1977, a whimsical soft rock song about romance and fantasy unexpectedly soared to the top of the charts. "Undercover Angel ...
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Warren Zevon’s Self-Titled Album Turns 50 As Its All-Star Cast And Classic Songs Continue To Resonate

Warren Zevon’s self-titled 1976 breakthrough album turns 50, celebrating a landmark record featuring Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Glenn Frey and songs later made famous by Linda ...

The song that turned Eric Clapton into the guitarist he is today: “Milestone for me”

Eric Clapton may have been one of the most innovative guitarists of the 1970s, but, it was this 1951 track that guided him ...
New York Classical Review

Period instruments rock Baroque and new works with The Sebastians

The Bible warns against putting new wine in old wineskins, but that didn’t prevent the early music ensemble The Sebastians ...

1972 Hit ‘I Saw the Light,’ Written in 20 Minutes, Became a Soft Rock Classic

More than 50 years after its release, “I Saw the Light” by Todd Rundgren remains one of the defining soft rock songs of the 1970s. The upbeat track, released in 1972 as the opening song on Rundgren’s ...

The singer Jimi Hendrix was warned never to play for again: “Son of a bitch!”

Back in 1970, Jimi Hendrix was called upon to lay down some guitar lines for Stephen Stills' debut solo album, but the ...