Iconic ‘70s Hit Gets First Official Music Video 55 Years Later originally appeared on Parade. Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” was one of the surprise hits of 1970 when it reached No. 3 on the ...

I could have sworn that the hard rock outfit Mountain had more hits outside of “Mississippi Queen”. My memory must have betrayed me, because that song was technically the American rock band’s only ...

You know their best, but are you familiar with the second best songs of some of these 1970s "one-hit wonders"? These bands never set out to only have one track define their career, but in some cases ...

If you would consider yourself one of many 70s kids who grew up during the golden age of music, these one-hit wonders definitely ring a bell.

Queen had an uncertain beginning in the ’70s, and then an uncertain ending. In between, they completed the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame resume. Like many first albums, 1973’s gold-selling ...

John Lennon didn't have the big-bang decade-opening album like his former bandmate George Harrison. He didn't turn to more homespun music like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Instead, he simply bared ...

Tributosaurus, one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets, never especially cool, not exactly challenging, pushing nearly 25 years as a mainstay of local bars and theaters, without an original song to their ...

Ever had a song just...lodge itself in your brain? You're not alone! That's an earworm, and science has figured out why they happen. Researchers at the University of St Andrews developed a formula ...

Why a ’70s Singer Missed Out on Recording What Became the Beatles' Final Hit Song originally appeared on Parade. Can you imagine anyone but Paul McCartney singing “The Long and Winding Road”? Released ...

Walt Aldridge’s name might not be one most modern country music fans know, but they probably should because there’s a good ...

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

Queen had an uncertain beginning in the '70s, and then an uncertain ending. In between, they completed the band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame resume. What their earliest albums lacked was a big single, ...