At the height of his "Ziggy" period, Bowie took this drawling Louisiana artist under his wing. The results were...interesting ...

Talent booker Vicki Wickham played a huge role in getting BBC exposure for big names -- as well as shepherding Dusty ...

Rush had the talent. They just needed a smart strategy to get signed in America. Here's how it went down (by the guy who did ...

The seemingly-last minute rooftop show by the Beatles required lots of little logistical moves, any one of which could've ...

Dots Will Echo released a power-pop song that should've been much bigger. But this NJ band only made waves...in Scandinavia.

For every fan of Bob Dylan’s vocals, there’s a dissenter; that’s not the strange part. What’s odd is that admirers who love his voice also sometimes hate it — and then love it again. His own vocal ...

Classical music has long underpinned the skill set of many classic rock artists -- and has been the basis of several classic ...

Editor’s Note: Ira Blacker has been deeply involved in the music business for decades and has quite a few stories to tell about some very big names. Here’s one of ’em from his book, Once A King, Now A ...

It’s been over 50 years since an August festival at a farm in upstate New York helped define a generation. The world has certainly changed since then — and we wonder about Woostock’s legacy. A while ...

Ever since Adam heard the sound of Eve plucking the apple tree, men and women have been in search of new ways to create music. The first instruments were made from tree stumps, hollow gourds, and ...

There’s a funny clip in Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul. Irish presenter Pat Kenny speaks to Cher about her career, her costumes, and her marriage to the titular character of the movie. Cher ...

Pop star and now movie director Billie Eilish has just released a 2026 concert film called Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour. It’s a powerhouse of a film with production values to rival ...