It’s been with rock since the beginning – the idea of one outstanding singer with a backing band. Think of Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Mick Jagger & the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & the…
We’ve been hearing this song since it first entered the pop charts in the fall of 1962, but how much do you know about its creation? Bobby Pickett was an aspiring actor in L.A.…
For two and half years, the Rascals were one of the biggest acts in rock. Then, towards the end of 1968, the hits just stopped coming. Why? Nobody knows. The nucleus of the band started…
Anyone who’s seen the movie La Bamba (1987), knows the story behind Ritchie Valens rock classic, “Donna.” Valens wrote the song for his girlfriend, Donna Ludwig at a time when his career was starting to…
More than anything, the Who craved success in America. Despite overwhelming success in their native England, the band had trouble selling records in the States. They had reached the American Top 10 with their singles…