Charles Dawes, who had a varied career as a banker, politician, military officer, is the only vice president to have written ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...

Paul McCartney wrote hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled to write good hit songs without The Beatles! Only one of his solo No. 1 singles is genuinely worthwhile.

In the winter of 1963-1964, a previously unknown Catholic nun from Belgium became arguably the least likely, worldwide chart ...

Songs by The Cure, Maggie Rogers and Kim Deal all enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks of listeners’ votes.

George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set on You," his last No. 1 single, was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. It was ...

Paul Weller joined Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry to discuss his favorite songs through the decades. The 66-year-old musician emerged in the late 1970s with The Jam and was central to the mod revival ...

Folk music is criminally underrepresented in the 21st century, but back in the day these three folks songs graced the charts' ...

Peter Yarrow, a folk legend who sang in Peter, Paul and Mary, and later received a presidential pardon over a child sex abuse conviction, has died.

Celebrate the season with timeless Christmas song classics. Enjoy holiday tunes that bring festive cheer and warm memories for everyone.

The songwriter who penned "Puff the Magic Dragon" and was part of an iconic anti-war folk group in the 1960s died Tuesday.

Yarrow - along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers - formed Peter, Paul & Mary in New York City in the early '60s and found ...