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Neil Diamond's version was a flop, but early rocksteady artists covered this song. That's where UB40 heard it, and their 1983 version was a huge hit.
Read MoreBeing the lead guitarist of Queen made Brian May a legend, but he didn't rest on his laurels, finishing his doctorate and making plenty more great music.
Read MoreIn the summer of 1975, the Top 10 hits were mostly an interesting mix of country-tinged rock and disco from acts like the Bee Gees, John Denver, and the Eagles.
Read MoreNeil Young's output over six decades ranges from folk-country to raw rock to more experimental pursuits, but diehard fans should own these five albums.
Read MorePaul McCartney has been writing songs for much longer than he was in the Beatles. Here are five of our favorites that younger generations should hear.
Read MoreTo say David Bowie's career was colorful would be an understatement, and despite decades of success, he was never satisfied to let a minute go wasted.
Read MoreKenny Rogers was everywhere in the late 70s and 80s. He has many great songs, but these five are nearly perfect and a younger fans should know about them.
Read MoreThe Beach Boys' complex close harmonies and songs about fun in the sun shot them to the top of the charts, and they eventually rewrote the book of pop.
Read MoreBuilding on his '70s foray into country music, John Denver teamed up with a darling of the genre in 1983 with a song he wrote overnight with her voice in mind.
Read MoreFrom Heart's rousing "Heartless" to Bruce Springsteen's anthemic "Born to Run," here are five rock classics that almost didn't see the light of day.
Read MoreFrom Rush to AC/DC, these were the hits that teens were playing in the '70s, yet their creators never attended their own high school graduation party.
Read MoreWritten for a poignant scene in a 1973 movie, this Bob Dylan classic was given the hard rock treatment by Guns N' Roses years later, making it a modern earworm.
Read MoreThis song helped Cat Stevens transform himself from a '60s British pop star to one of the most impactful singer-songwriters of the 1970s.
Read MoreNo one noticed this folk-country song from Bob Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" -- until another artist covered it and turned into a psychedelic-rock masterpiece.
Read MoreIn 1986, Peter Gabriel released both his biggest-ever hit, "Sledgehammer," and "In Your Eyes," which would become one of the decade's most iconic love songs.
Read MoreWhether it's a virtuoso guitar instrumental or a duet with an ailing legend, the bond between these musician parents and children shone in their collaborations.
Read MoreAmong all of John Denver's music, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" became his signature tune that he'll be forever tied to — but he has other great tunes.
Read MoreAustralian rockers INXS produced several top 10 hits, but their catalog includes plenty of stellar deep cuts that never got the attention they deserved.
Read MoreThe 1980s were big, bold, and loud, and so was this iconic and much-loved portable party, which we think deserves a modern revival in these insular times.
Read MoreIf only we could unhear Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" or Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" so we could recapture the magic of that first listen...
Read MoreThere are millions of podcasts out there, and while younger generations are bigger consumers of this type of media, older folks are now tuning in.
Read MoreBarry Manilow's output is extensive, and we think five of his best songs that aren't "Mandy" include "Copacabana," "Looks Like We Made It," and these others.
Read MoreFrom the pioneering use of the fuzz box to shock-rock spine-tinglers, we think these 1962 rock songs sound even fresher today after decades of influence.
Read MoreBy the turn of the '70s, Neil Diamond was riding high, but a new home and a rattling encounter led him to pour his heart out into this most personal of songs.
Read MoreEven at peak success, the pressures of fame, grinding tours, and internal friction drove these rock stars out of bands, but not without second thoughts.
Read MoreThere were some '70s groups that for various reasons — internal tensions, poor sales, lousy representation, exhaustion, drugs, or death — just couldn't last.
Read MoreIn 1968, bands like the Rolling Stones, the Band, and Velvet Underground had different approaches to rock, but their songs from that year sound even cooler now.
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