A run-in with the law, a few beers, and a wild idea in a Texas jail led to one of country music’s biggest hits.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the ...

Paul McCartney entered the '70s with the Beatles in his rearview window. They'd obviously be quite an act to follow. Then McCartney founded Wings and saw 14 more singles reach the Billboard Top 10, ...

The 1970s. What a decade for music! It was a wild, experimental, and incredibly fertile period that saw genres explode, artists push boundaries, and hit after hit cascade from radios across the globe.

The ’70s were defined by change for Genesis. Their first album of the decade, 1970’s Trespass, became their last with ...

As the rock world mourns Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, here's a countdown of Kiss' 20 best songs, from "Shock Me" to "Strutter" and "Detroit Rock City." ...

The 1970s was an interesting time in regard to how the masses chose to label music genres. During this decade, R&B was used as an all-encompassing term to group the styles of soul, funk, and disco.

In his autobiography, Elvis Costello wrote that the popular idea of him early on as an angry man was just a trick of physiology. He wrote: “It seems that the space between my two front teeth, which ...

In the 1970s, certain classic rock bands understood the assignment; these are three female-fronted bands that knew how to party.