The 1970s has often been billed as the decade of the album, where the LP became the premier format. But do these chart ...

AC/DC were still trying to sniff out their big break in 1975. Thanks to sabotage on Deep Purple's behalf and a riotous ...

The hit that almost wasn't.

This year, 102.5 WDVE listeners said, “Won’t you fly high, ‘Free Bird’?” For the first time since the countdown returned in ...

Machine Head is a pivotal album because it set the template for Purple’s entire future direction. "We made Machine Head in three weeks and three days, I think," said Ritchie Blackmore, "It was very ...

Paul Weller was born; the West Side Story soundtrack went No. 1; George Lucas' Star Wars debuted in theaters; and the Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," today in music history.

One-hit wonders of the 1970s. The 1970s was a huge decade for music. From the emergence of a more layered rock scene to the birth of hip-hop to the development of disco, folk, and ...

Bob Dylan’s 1974 hit Forever Young, from Planet Waves, became a timeless unofficial New Year’s anthem celebrated worldwide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This song is nothing short of magical for me. So much longing and beauty. Every time I hear it, it takes me back to a certain ...

Phil is in prep for surgery. As the anaesthetic is about to be administered, the anaesthetist says: “Oh, and by the way, during the procedure the surgical team will be listening to the hard rock ...

It’s that time again. Mariah Carey has been defrosted. Michael Bublé’s accountant is buying another yacht. Christmas music is firmly back at the summit of the charts like the 900-pound Swarovski star ...

Hundreds of bagpipers set a new world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble while playing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll).” A whopping 374 pipers joined forces in ...