It was completely by accident that I came across the song “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ray Peterson, but that song opened up an entire new style of song that I didn’t even know existed—the teenage death ...
The latter are songs built on gimmick concepts. But what happens when those two wild worlds combine? Well, here below, we wanted to dive into that very question and find out the answer. Indeed, these ...
From the R&B pioneers to the teen crooners, the 1950s and early 1960s were an exciting musical time for the youth of America. In this all new MY MUSIC special, the spotlight shines on the original ...
In 1965, Linda Ronstadt was still finding her voice as a performer when she teamed up with Kenny Edwards and Bobby Kimmel to form The Stone Poneys. Only two years later, the group hit the top 20 with ...
Tom Lehrer, the sardonic singer-songwriter-pianist who rose to national fame after his dark, tartly funny topical songs were used on the comedic ‘60s TV news show “That Was the Week That Was,” has ...