“We wanted to make something conceptual with lush orchestration; not Mantovani, something with a twist. It's all pretty dark.” So said Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant of the band's fourth studio collection, OCEAN RAIN. The 1984 Sire album...

58 years ago today, The Drifters went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with a song that had been relegated to B-side status until a certain Bandstand man steered things in a different direction. Written by Doc Pomus,...

37 years ago today, Christopher Cross landed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time in his career, an achievement which occurred with a little help from his friends…or at least his co-writers. Already riding high as a result...

Available today as a digital single is the "Solo Piano Version" of "Silent Night," a new mix of the holiday classic that was originally included on Franklin's 2008 holiday album This Christmas. This stunning new version features Franklin on piano,...