I’ve been writing about music history for many years now, and one thing remains true: The best music tends not to make it high on the charts, if at all. Let’s take a quick dive into just three stellar ...

“Sweet Home Alabama” is one of the most, if not the most, memorable Southern rock songs of all time. Released in June 1974, this song has quite a bit to teach modern-day musicians about writing a ...

For the rest of the year, I’m ranking every Billboard #1 hit from 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014 from worst to best in each respective year. I did this in 2023, which you can read the final ...

Can you guess the 1974 song from just one clue? The year 1974 stands as one of the most diverse and creative periods in popular music, delivering an extraordinary range of sounds that shaped the ...