The Supremes scored their fourth No. 1 hit with an iconic tune that widely became known as one of their "signature songs" ...

Jimi Hendrix made his stage debut; Andrew Lloyd Webber landed at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart; and Kurt Cobain was born, Today in Music History.

America’s long struggle against racial segregation was accompanied by a righteous soundtrack of spirituals and gospel and soul music, anthems that channeled sanctified fervor into the fight for ...