Charlie Watts embodies this book’s thesis. It’s impossible to imagine the Rolling Stones without him, and he was just as crucial to their sound as Keith Richards’ guitar or Mick Jagger’s singing. In ...

"Low Rhythm Rising" spotlights Muscle Shoals music artifacts used by the likes of Duane Allman, Aretha Franklin, Wilson ...

Key past members of Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pearl Jam, Allman Brothers, Byrds and other groups were left out in those group's ...

Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little ...

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 12: In 1818, English church organist and composer Henry Hemy was born. Of his several original compositions, the best known is the tune "St. Catherine," to which is ...

Black and Blue is far from the abomination it was perceived to be in 1976, with or without the Irish guitarist ...

The guitar was featured in the band's earliest demos, gigs, and even their first-ever single, a cover of Chuck Berry’s Come ...

As Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jumps from Number 32 to Number 10 following Halloween, the King of Pop has posthumously made chart history.

Rock music has given rise to some of the richest and most influential figures in history, who remain legends to this day.

Below, we wanted to dive into nearly 50 years behind us and check out the songs people of the day were enjoying. Because in order to know the present (and future), you need to know what came before.