The Birth of The Beatles and Beatlemania
The Beatles did not appear in a vacuum. In fact, the explosion of young people growing their hair long and listening to rock 'n' roll was a global phenomenon. The birth of The Beatles is really the convergence of several events that happened at…
208The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Sixties
The sixties was a period of intense social change. People were challenging old values and traditions, and pop music reflected this. The Beatles, the most successful band of all time, set the benchmark for the genre in the sixties. They paved the…
217The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Eighties
The 1980s was a decade of excess and pop music was no exception. The period was marked by the dominance of new wave, followed by an explosion of teen pop, or bubblegum, as it's also known. The decade gave rise to some of the biggest pop music…
222The Biggest Girl Bands in the Nineties
Girls will always be the most loyal of fans. Throughout the decades, it’s been the fairer sex that has kept a steady stream of support for boy bands and their respective solo artists. However, around two decades ago, there was an avalanche of…
331The Musical History of the Eagles
The history of The Eagles is a story peppered with unbridled success, fiery animosity, and even the death of one of their bandmates. These five musicians from Southern California came together to form The Eagles in 1971, with Glenn Frey as the…
108Sir Cliff Richard is a 250 million Record Act
Sir Cliff Richard is a self-made man in every sense of the word. A new biography, Cliff: The True Story Of Sir Cliff Richard, details his life from a struggling postwar kid in post-war London to the Queen’s favorite uncle and one of…
241American versus British Contemporary Rock
The American and British music scenes are very different. While both cultures have produced successful rock bands in their respective territories, the nature of their music is quite dissimilar. American-style rock music has a heavier and more…
212The Red Hot Chili Peppers Old But Contemporary
You can’t stay in the limelight for as long as the Red Hot Chili Peppers have without continuously evolving. Over their 30-year career, this band has transformed from a funk-rock group to an alternative rock band with elements of punk and rap.…
208Radiohead Has Everything in the Right Place for Contemporary Rock
When it comes to the music industry and new artists, almost everyone has heard of them. The thing is, however, that not many people have listened to their music. This seems to be a common misconception with bands such as Radiohead, who are…
195What Happened to The Stone Roses?
The Stone Roses’ career trajectory is one of the most unusual and fascinating in music history. Despite being contemporaries of bands like Oasis, Blur and New Order, the Stone Roses left all of those bands for dead with their second album.…
208The Tragic Story of Patsy Cline
Backstage, 3:00 pmThe Final Song: “Faded Love”The musicians’ road manager, Bill Turner, had been keeping a careful log of the number of miles the band had traveled during their tour, and he noted that they would now be traveling just over one …
317What is Country Rock Music in America?
Country rock is a subgenre of American roots music that blends the sounds of country and rock. It's not a new hybrid genre, but rather an expansion of its own origin. The history of country rock music can be traced back to the early 1970s when…
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Hippies and the Woodstock Music Festival
Music Festivals in The Sixties
The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Sixties
The Birth of The Beatles and Beatlemania
The Biggest Record Sales in the 1960s