In the late 1970s, the term rock star carried a weight that went far beyond platinum records and sold-out arena tours. For Steven Tyler and Joe Perry,…

It was July 25, 1965, at the Newport Folk Festival. The air was thick with the scent of summer humidity and the reverence of a crowd that…

Three days after their new album hit the shelves, the music died for a generation of Southern rock fans. On October 20, 1977, the legendary frontman of…

In the sweltering heat of August 1969, a cultural earthquake shook the fields of Bethel, New York. We all remember the mythos of Woodstock—the three days of…

In the crowded landscape of sixties music, we often cling to the neat narratives provided by history books. We remember Neil Young as the moody folk-rock troubadour…

When we spin those weathered vinyl LPs from the mid-sixties, the lush, crystalline harmonies of The Mamas and the Papas often feel like a warm breeze from…

For decades, we have swayed to the sweeping melodies of I Will Always Love You, hearing it as the ultimate romantic ballad of devotion. It has been…

The golden age of radio was defined by the velvet voice of Karen Carpenter. To the millions who spun their vinyl records in the late seventies, she…

It was a humid, suffocating March night in 1969 at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami. For those of us who grew up spinning vinyl records and…