Folk rock reached its peak in 1966, thanks to hit songs like Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and the Mamas & the ...

If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to explore albums as defining statements rather than collections of hit ...

1966 wasn’t just another year in music — it was when folk rock truly hit its stride. From Simon & Garfunkel’s haunting harmonies to The Mamas & The Papas’ sunny anthems, the genre reached ...

The “Motown sound” redefined soul music with pop hooks, orchestral sophistication, a legendary house band, gospel vocals, and an ever-present tambourine. All of it on top of a danceable rhythm ...

While Paul McCartney had already been writing many hits by 1966, he claims that the first truly important song he wrote ...

Loretta Lynn had so many hits, “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” can get lost in the proverbial shuffle. The title of Lynn’s seventh solo album, this song came out right before “Don’t Come ...

If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to explore albums as defining statements rather than collections of hit ...