Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the ...

Established in the late 1970s, Black Death is regarded as the first Black-led and first all-African American metal band. For a while, they were considered one of the only ones in America.

We take a look at five of the weirdest instrumental features from popular 1960s and '70s songs, from bass harmonica to the harpsichord.

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book by two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the need for compassion, another on the filmmakers instrumental in the renaissance of Malayalam cinema in ...

After scoring hits including 'He Will Break Your Heart' and 'Make It Easy on Yourself,' the singer went on to a second life ...

With Garth Hudson’s death in January, the world lost the last member of a group with few Top 10 hits but was instrumental in rock and roll ... and we went to their 1970 concert in Madison, Wisc. while ...

The blues was the foundation of early rock and roll, and these albums from the 1970s were classic examples of the genre.

A landmark 1970s Edinburgh office building that is currently home to a charity supporting creative businesses could become new homes and student flats after being put on the market. Caledonian ...

The Grammy Awards honor some of the best songs and music videos of the past ... record of the year, best non-jazz instrumental performance, and best instrumental arrangement.

The Rolling Stones are known for plenty of incredible songs, but nothing quite beats the instrumental introduction to the 1969 hit song “Gimme Shelter”. It’s one of the most instantly ...

We now move forward with Retro Roundup's look at 1970s hits outside the top 10. Ginger Baker's Air Force- Man of Constant Sorrow (#85): Notwithstanding the fact that Ginger Baker was very famous ...