Musicians Who Tanked Their Careers With One Regrettable Flop Song
If the right song played at the right time can make a musician's fortune, then the wrong one released at the wrong time can cause a precipitous downfall.
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5 Classic Rock Memoirs Every True Fan Should Read At Least Once
These eye-opening memoirs by Keith Richards, Mötley Crüe, Chuck Berry, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ace Frehley should be mandatory reading for classic rock fans.
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5 Nostalgic Songs Every Gen Xer Will Want To Hear At Their 50-Year High School Reunion
Fifty years after high school, you can count on Gen X reunions to be lively affairs, especially if they are bolstered by nostalgic songs that we want to hear.
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Musicians Who Got A Late Start But Still Found Dream-Level Fame
Most musicians hit it big young, but sometimes, success in the business comes later in life — a rare occurrence to be sure, but not unheard of.
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5 Rock Songs Written For Superhero Movies That Soared Up The Charts
Nothing helps build up the vibe of a superhero film quite like a tailor-made rock song for its soundtrack -- and several found mainstream commercial success.
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5 No. 1 Hits That Prove 1977 Was The Decade's Best Year For Love Songs
Love songs have and always will be aplenty, but in 1977, the likes of Fleetwood Mac, the Bee Gees, and Debby Boone made that year an unrivaled musical lovefest.
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5 Musicians More Successful Than The Rock Idols Who Inspired Them
Musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, and Billy Idol were all inspired by other well-known rockers, yet their success eclipsed their heroes'.
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Musicians Who Scored Grammys After Their Bands Kicked Them Out
Some artists who got fired not only achieved success afterward but sometimes equaled or surpassed the success of their original groups, Grammys included.
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Hidden Gem Classic Rock Radio Stations, According To Reddit
Thanks to Reddit, we found five radio stations that serve up a nostalgic blend of classic rock without relying on the same old selections.
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5 Classic Rock Songs Every Boomer's Road Trip Playlist Needs
There's nothing like a great song on a roadie. For boomers, classic rock staples from bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Eagles are essential playlist picks.
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5 Rock Songs From 1965 That Sound Even Cooler Today
Rock was on a tear in 1965, with timeless songs by legends such as The Who and Otis Redding sealing their place in history, and which resonate even more today.
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This 1971 Hit By Neil Diamond Is His Most Personal Song By Far
By 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.
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Musicians Who Tanked Their Careers With One Regrettable Collab
Musicians collaborate for a variety of reasons, but sometimes it falls flat or even upsets fans. Here's a look at some regrettable collabs and their aftermath.
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The Best Hidden Tracks In Rock History
Hidden tracks were utilized occasionally in the 1960s and 1970s but really took off as a practice in the 1990s with the widespread adoption of CDs.
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We Bet You've Never Heard These Underrated Blondie Songs
From a rejected theme for a famed franchise to a melancholy factory worker ballad, these are the underrated Blondie songs you should really give a listen to.
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Musicians Whose Bank Accounts Exploded After They Ditched Their Bands
No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, the Stooges' Iggy Pop, and Van Halen's Sammy Hagar followed their time in those influential bands with wildly profitable solo careers.
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This State Gave Rise To The Highest Number Of Hometown Rock Heroes By Far
New York and New Jersey may have their own cottage industries where iconic rock acts are concerned, but this state has cornered the market since the '60s.
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These 5 Classic Rock Outros Still Stop Us Dead In Our Tracks Today
These outros in songs by America, Joan Baez, Al Green, Bob Dylan, and The Smiths may be powerful or they may be poignant, but they stop us dead in our tracks.
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5 Classic Rock Choruses That Will Always Give Us An Instant Adrenaline Rush
The thing that some of the best classic rock songs have in common is a chorus that makes every single hair on our bodies stand on end.
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Barry Manilow Sang A Jingle In The '70s That Has One Of The Silliest Lines In Commercial History
Barry Manilow may be the king of jingles, but an earlier ad campaign from the '70s featured him singing a rather silly line for a very famous fast-food outlet.
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The 5 Best Neil Diamond Songs That Aren't Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond has recorded some all-time bangers, and only one of them is called "Sweet Caroline." From "Solitary Man" to "Kentucky Woman," here are our faves.
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The Best Slow Songs Of The '70s Are Simply Unforgettable
The 1970s gave us so much great music, but love songs from Roberta Flack, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, The Hollies, and Eric Carmen are impossible to forget.
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Musicians Who Were Kicked Out Of Bands They Helped Create
Founding members of Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones, Def Leppard, the Byrds, and more were kicked to the curb by the very bands they helped establish.
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Classic Rock Hits Written In Under A Day
When inspiration strikes, it can be swift. No one knows that better than songwriters who were struck with ideas for rock hits and wrote them in less than a day.
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5 Catchy Commercial Jingles That Are Worth A Head-Turning Amount Of Money
From singers on a hilltop wanting to teach the world to a pithy one-liner that started as a pop song, these jingles went on to make corporations even richer.
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5 Moment-Defining Classic Rock Songs Hardly Anyone Talks About Anymore
Hardly anyone talks about these hits from Donovan, Climax Blues Band, Focus, Sonny and Cher, or David Bowie, but they were defining in the classic rock era.
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Hit Songs Initially Rejected By Other Artists
Throughout the decades of rock and pop, several artists declined a song, allowing another musician to step in, step up, and make one of their signature tracks.
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