Louie Shelton played on the original recordings for the Monkees, establishing the sound that would help them become one of ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 21: In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered ...

After 25 years of countless LimeWire and Napster downloads — and, let’s face it, viruses — you can finally listen to Fatboy ...

The historical record gave Pete the edge — but Wood delivered proof he had the idea first when his 1965 diary was published ...

Cropper’s most enduring contribution, though, isn’t any particular song, but the way he pared the guitar techniques of R&B ...

From the start, nobody ever really considered the Rolling Stones‘ December’s Children (And Everybody’s) an official addition ...

The year rock exploded, when Dylan went electric, The Beatles got deep, and music became ambitious, sophisticated art.

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David Bowie and Mick Jagger turned an unlikely cover into a No. 1 hit that still stands as one of the decade’s most iconic ...

These incredible pictures mark 59 years to the day since Tina Turner performed on the same city stage. Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi is appearing at Mayflower Theatre as her musical hero in the smash hit ...

These incredible pictures mark 59 years to the day since Tina Turner performed on the same city stage. Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi is appearing at Mayflower Theatre as her musical hero in the smash hit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...