In need of a good cry? These tear-jerker songs from the 1970s will do the trick, especially if you grew up during that decade.

"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 ...

When discussing the best classic rock songs of every year of the 1970s, it's impossible not to mention songs like "Layla" and ...

A song that David Bowie cut in 1970, "To Be Love," but never released has surfaced. The song's writer, Ron de Strulle, who also engineered the recording, has made the song available for free as a ...

After moving to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, Bill Withers sat at a piano longing for his days in West Virginia surrounded by friends and family. That was the inspiration for “Lean on Me,” ...

The 1970s was arguably the single decade of the 20th century when recorded music was most central to culture. There were, of course, fewer kinds of media competing for the average consumer’s ...

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 ...

Chuck Girard, who became one of the pioneers of Christian rock as Love Song’s lead singer in the 1970s after having hits as a member of the Hondells in the ’60s, died Monday at age 81. Girard had ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

The 1970s was arguably the single decade of the 20th century when recorded music was most central to culture. There were, of course, fewer kinds of media competing for the average consumer’s ...