Alabama music legend who played on rock, R&B and country hits, has died

Travis Wammack, a Memphis native who relocated to Muscle Shoals, played on many '70s hits and was Little Richard's longtime ...

1970 Hit Song Reached No. 1 Twice—And Changed Lives ‘Massively’

In 1970, the Dutch rock group Shocking Blue hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Venus.” The group made history as the first-ever Dutch band to top the coveted U.S. music chart, per The Current.
American Songwriter

3 Classic Rock Songs From 1974 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

If you were a fan of classic rock back in 1974, you're probably still a fan of these total jams that dropped that very year.
American Songwriter

3 Mandatory Classic Rock Debut Albums From the 1970s That Everyone Should Own

To be a fan sometimes you have to be a completist. These are three mandatory classic rock debut albums from the 1970s to own.
Classical Music

Weird 1970s: 21 strange hits from a beautifully bizarre decade

From incendiary prog-rock odysseys to novelty oddities, these 21 unlikely hits prove the 1970s was music’s most idiosyncratic decade ...

After 43 years, Little Rock-area school desegregation case comes to an end

U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. declared the Pulaski County Special School District unitary in an order Thursday morning, closing a school desegregation case that has spanned four Little ...