The forgotten singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath before Ronnie James Dio
Black Sabbath are rightly enshrined as one of the forefathers of heavy metal. The band’s original line-up – singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – ...
Was 1975 the fourth best year ever for albums? From Bob Marley to Patti Smith, how would you vote?
Given how many outstanding albums were released that year, how can any respectable music critic — well, me — claim it was an inferior year compared to 1972, 1973 or 1974? Those were the exact years ...
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23 obscure 1970s songs on softer side of things that beg for a revival
The 1970s brought us quite a few genres that are listeners’ favorites up to these days - from prog and hard rock (with all ...
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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
J-Hope Charts A New Sales Smash In America
J-Hope appears on Billboard's Digital Song Sales and World Digital Song Sales charts this week with both "Blue Side" and ...