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As the primary songwriter/lead vocalist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty was the driving force behind the band’s biggest hits.
To the editor — "Do you hear the people sing, singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again. When ...
Lyon said he’d planned to pass on the role if Australia had won the World Test Championship final but chose the West Indies ...
Chris Allnutt could not have chosen a better moment to review a great Beach Boys song than in the wake of the death of the greatest member of the great group, Brian Wilson (The Life of a Song, Life & ...
President Donald Trump's military birthday parade is in the hot seat after event organizers are accused of 'illegally' using ...
Organizers for the president’s military parade were denied a license to use the song “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” but ...
In times such as these, when hope is thin and trust seems headed for the western horizon, songs and adages of the past keep coming back, to soothe and to reassure. At the moment, the song is ...
He would then find out that BBC DJ John Peel had got hold of a copy, and had told his listeners that the song – a poignant love letter to Liverpool, warts and all – had moved him to tears.
Check out The Waterboys’ intense and dark new collaborative song with Fiona Apple, “Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend,” from the band's upcoming Dennis Hopper concept album.
Malta's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, Miriana Conte, has released a reworked version of her song 'Kant', after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) ruled that the title and lyrics needed ...
In January 1972, Don McLean had a No. 1 hit song on the radio with “American Pie,” which was about “the day the music died.” ...
In this week's Love Letters newsletter: Elvis Costello's "Alison" as a wedding song, plus the first episode of the new Love Letters podcast season.