After a brief flirtation with the mainstream, Houston’s Chris Whitley carved one of rock’s more fascinating paths. It’s time to rediscover him.

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A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans lost to gun violence. "You need to tell the story of your child," said one ...

Beach Boys’ co-founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Al Jardine discusses his band’s legacy and his new tour with The ...

“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine,” Smith sang on Saturday over the slow piano chords of keyboardist Tony Shanahan ...

Gordon Lightfoot's surprise 1976 hit immortalized the Great Lakes shipwreck that happened 50 years ago this month.

On a cool November night in 1999, dozens of transgender people and their friends stood thousands of miles apart in Boston and San Francisco. They lit slender candles and spoke into the surrounding ...

The spirit of John Denver’s music — and Christmas — is evident in the Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas ...

If the title isn’t enough of a hint of why this screams Stranger Things, the 1985 song features a chorus with the line, “Oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend.” A city in dust refers to a ...

Can you guess the 1978 song from just one lyric? 1978 was a defining year in music history, continuing the disco trend while ...

Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, ...

Johnson has made "Good, better, best" a part of the lexicon in Chicago. Here's how that phrase became the team motto.