Part of the initial British invasion, the folk-influenced pop duo of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde went on to rack up 7 Top 40 hits in the U.S. before the shift to progressive rock made…
With the release of “Days of Future Passed," the Moody Blues went from “one hit wonders” to virtually pioneering the musical form that came to be known as “progressive rock.” The Moody Blues began life as…
With rare exception, most rock bands of the 1960s came out of nowhere, burned brightly for a year or two, and then faded away. The Turtles fit the first two parts of that formula, but…
We’ve lost another of the pioneering figures in rock & roll. Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka has passed away at the age of 86. A gifted musician, Sedaka earned a scholarship to the prestigious Juilliard School…
With the passing of songwriter/producer Jim Steinman in 2021, we were surprised at how many people were unaware of his other contributions to pop history outside of his collaboration with Meat Loaf on the 3…