Elton John performing his song ‘Crocodile Rock’ on the set of The Muppet Show. Rock music electrified the 1970s, igniting a decade of creativity and innovation in music. The subgenres that stemmed ...
Back in 1963, a talented trio of songwriters penned a pop song based on a conversation one of them had heard between a teenage girl and a boy who was hitting on her. The writers – Bob Feldman, Jerry ...
The 1970s was a turning point that saw the end of the idealistic ‘60s. Among the major events of the decade were the messy finale of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women’s liberation, the oil crisis, ...
The 50 best country songs from the 1970s shine a light on changes within the genre. Merle Haggard opened the decade with a song rooted in country traditionalism, but 10 years later, artists including ...
Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...
The 1970s produced some of the greatest rock and roll in history. Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and countless others were at the top of their respective games. They ...
Heartbreak was already a big country music trend by the time the 1970s rolled around: Check out this gallery of great '60s sad songs for proof. But with a new decade came along a whole new crop of ...
From provocative lyrics to controversial performances, the 70s had no shortage of songs that got the axe! Join us as we count ...
Stacker looked at the #1 rock songs of the 1970s using the Billboard Hot 100 and MusicBrainz, an open music encyclopedia via the University of Waterloo. - TV Times/Future Publishing via Getty Images ...