Editor's note: In what was considered a "radical" choice, Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Oct. 13, 2016. Read the story here. What’s the most innovative year ...
Pure and simple, 1966 was considered by many critics as one of the greatest years for popular music ever [see the Guardian’s “Was 1966 pop music greatest’s year?” and the LA Times‘ “1966 Could be Rock ...
This year's calendar reset means that we're experiencing golden and silver anniversaries of two of the greatest years in pop music history. Twenty-five years ago, 1991, was "the year that punk broke," ...
Bob Dylan played two nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall in the spring of 1966, a year he spent much of on the road with the Band. On both nights in London, Dylan played the bluesy “Tell Me, Momma,” ...
John Denver‘s 1966 debut, John Denver Sings, opens with a cover of the Beatles‘ Revolver classic “Here There And Everywhere” and is peppered with three more of their covers—”Yesterday,” “And I Love ...
Ready to have your mind blown? Fans of 1960s tunes probably know all about the following three 1966 songs, but did you know just how mind-blowing their lyrics are? Some tidbits about these songs might ...
Carl Ruggles, American composer who reached his ninetieth birthday last March 11, had to wait a long time for recognition, not to mention recording, of his major work. The symphonic poem called ...