"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second…
This is a tale of young love, parental disapproval and death by motorbike. Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of the…
Otis Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, a month before "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the…
"The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and…
Everyone knows Sarah McLachlan's iconic song "Angel," if not from her extensive catalog of classic hits, then from those really…
This was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a wide variety of artists. Kristofferson would…
The 1960's and 1970's were fantastic decades for music. The Rolling Stones are certainly part of this musical revolution as…
Louis Armstrong had nineteen "Top Ten" records including "Stardust", "What a Wonderful World", "When The Saints Go Marching In", "Dream…
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King was used in the 1986 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix.…
The Eagles started a 5 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'. This…
Clapton wrote this about his four-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in…
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White…