Top 25 Symphonic Rock Songs

The best symphonic rock songs emerged from a fertile period in late-’60s music history, when the psychedelic era’s baroque ...

20 Legendary Artists Who Never Had a No. 1 Hit

Back in August 1958, Billboard published its first Hot 100, with Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” at No. 1. In the decades ...
American Songwriter

4 No. 1 Hit Songs From 1969 With Lyrics That Every 60s Kid Remembers

There are countless songs from 1969 that still stand the test of time; here are some of the best lyrics from the year.

‘My death was reported in Rolling Stone’: how the Zombies made Time of the Season

A year after we broke up, we heard that two bands had started touring the US as the Zombies. One group said they were the originals but with a new singer – because I’d been killed in a car crash’ ...

62 Years Ago, The Rolling Stones Faced Banishment After Their Ed Sullivan Show Debut

The Rolling Stones performed on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ on Oct. 25, 1964. Sullivan told them never to come back.

In 1971, The Rolling Stones Kept Jamming After They Thought the Tape Had Stopped

In April 1971, the Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, which went on to top the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart.