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," ...

“Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert” is a faithful song-by-song recreation, without the boos, of Bob Dylan ‘s infamous concert — from the tour where he played electric guitar ...

A massive 36-disc collection, The 1966 Live Recordings purports to capture every performance from Bob Dylan’s stormy concert tour of 50 years ago, when he ranged from the US to Europe to Australia, ...

Fifty-nine years ago today, Loretta Lynn was at the top of the country chart with an album that introduced one of her most memorable songs.

Soul singer Otis Redding’s shows at the Whisky A-Go Go in the spring of 1966 were just about the hottest ticket in town, drawing fans and pop music heavyweights alike. “Just before heading overseas on ...

From 1962 to ’66, Bob Dylan reigned as one of the most influential figures in popular music. He released such landmark albums as “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” and “Highway 61 Revisited,” in between ...

This is by far one of the most memorable tunes from The Beatles’ famed 1966 album, Revolver. And, considering this was intended to be a children’s song, I bet you heard this tune often if you were a ...

"You'll never hear surf music again," is a very famous line from "Third Stone From the Sun," from Jimi Hendrix's debut album Are You Experienced (1967). That lyric was taken by many (including myself, ...

Joe Boyd is a critical figure in the British folk music scene and global music scene. If you love Nick Drake then you can thank Joe Boyd. His book White Bicycles paints some great images of making ...

It was summer, and the time was right. In New York, temperatures were down slightly from the almost unbearable 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) peaks of June and July. On August 1, 1966, ...