The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

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The Library of Michigan chooses books published the previous year that are about Michigan or the Great Lakes or are written ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Welcome to the 1950s, a decade of prosperity and Pontiacs, drive-ins and tail fins, bobby socks and poodle skirts. The decade ...

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you grew up, there's a few dozen country songs you just need to know to consider yourself a fan of country music. Lyrics from Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks ...

Peter Yarrow, who was part of Peter, Paul & Mary and helped popularize folk music in the early '60s, has died. He was 86. According to The New York Times, Yarrow died in his Manhattan home on ...

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LOS ANGELES — Brenton Wood, the soulful R&B singer behind the 1960s hit "The Oogum Boogum Song," has died, his managers have confirmed. He was 83. Wood died peacefully in his sleep, his longtime ...

Modest to a fault, the songwriter always voiced praise and gratitude for his stupendously handsome, hip-shaking buddy’s comprehensive hijacking of his signature song. “Any person playing this ...