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Hall of Fame songwriter Gretchen Peters, known for Martina McBride's "Independence Day", turns 69 years old today.

If you’re a baby boomer, you probably remember quite a few pop-rock gems that took over the airwaves in 1969. It was a good year for music, after all. Let’s dive into just a few major pop-rock hits ...

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Classic rock is great for bars, like these three classic rock songs from the 1970s that we hear all the time in bars and ...

These three alternative rock vocalists defined the counterculture sound of the 1980s. They spoke for the fringes of culture.

One of the best-selling songs of 1966 put the change rock was headed for into perspective. This track changed the genre ...

Emmylou Harris honored Gram Parsons with a special musical tribute ahead of his 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Getting his start as a song plugger, Buddy Killen went on to lead one of the most influential country music publishing ...

Netflix's 'Heartland' is a film noir set in the world of country music, so it's no surprise the the soundtrack was of ...

Forty-seven years ago today, Waylon Jennings was at the top of the country chart with one of the biggest hit albums of his ...

Penning truly timeless rock songs is no easy feat, but a few songwriters in 1962 certainly made it look easy with these ...