The 1970s was an amazing decade for classic rock albums, as Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin IV, and The Who's ...

The Enthusiast is Harry Bartlett, Andy Santone, and Ollie Wackett, based in Marrickville, Sydney, Australia. Their debut ...

A Starman is born! How David Jones invented his majestic, mythologised alter ego The post The invention of David Bowie: “I’m ...

More than 60 years after Richie Valens introduced “La Bamba” to American audiences, rock legend Billy Idol, guitarist Steve Stevens and Mexico’s The Warning brought the iconic tune back on stage at ...

The songwriter, especially one who writes music for others, tends to stay under the radar. That’s a shame, because music would be nothing without the talents of songwriters in classic rock and beyond.

The Eagles, the popular rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971, who’ve garnered five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards — asked fans to remain ...

Here are five rock musicians from the 1970s that never drank alcohol or did drugs. When you think of rock 'n' roll in the 1970s, it’s almost impossible not to picture backstage chaos, late-night ...

The first big surprise this year was the nomination for Linkin Park’s comeback LP, From Zero. It’s their first record in seven years, the first since the death of of Chester Bennington, and the formal ...

Great music transcends eras, but Southern rock in the '70s had its own special DNA, sewn from denim and funneled through a wailing Gibson. And these five songs best represent everything it had to ...

As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990. This is FRESH AIR.

Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records, has died, his son Cameron confirmed to Variety on ...

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has led a full life, working with the likes of Ringo Starr, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton and Eddie Van Halen. But he never forgets Jimi Hendrix’s influences early on.