In the late 1970s, both Kenny Rogers and Dottie West were recording for United Artists. Initially, producer Larry Butler planned for West to record the album’s title track solo. That’s what she was ...

While Don Henley had his fair share of great musicians to work with, he felt that some singers slipped through his fingers.

Born on June 20, 1949 in the small city of Tuskegee, Alabama, Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. would go on to become one of ...

More than two decades after his death, his songs are still heard on country radio, in jukeboxes and in the playlists of fans ...

Adult-oriented rock (AOR), soft rock, jazz rock, blue-eyed soul, West-coast rock – call it what you will. All of these things constitute in one form or other what we now know as Yacht Rock. The term ...

The '80s were a particularly unique time in music history. The decade gave birth to MTV and epic music videos that are iconic today. It was when hip-hop, synth pop, and techno got their legs while ...

The 1980s gave us some truly iconic rock albums, but there are several that are just one song away from being truly perfect. Each of the albums selected in this exercise represent some of the biggest ...

"Sweet Emotion" has been named one of the most iconic songs from the 1970s. "Steven Tyler wrote this about how frustrated he was with the band," Song Facts states. The song is still a timeless classic ...

Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden illness. He was 73. During his nearly five-decade career, the North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Schlitz, one of Nashville's most storied and decorated songwriters, died April 16 at a Nashville hospital due to a sudden ...