The winner of three Tony Awards (including Best Musical), '1776' might be the most improbable hit in Broadway history.

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Even if you're not a Fanilow, you've almost certainly gotten some of Barry Manilow's handiwork stuck in your head.
Rapping McNugget MCs, breakdancing Ronald, and tons more.
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A little love for some great songs that never quite topped the chart.
One hundred years ago today, Lester Polsfuss was born in Wisconsin.
John Lennon was set on making a Fab Four Fellowship happen.
More than six decades after its introduction, the Fender Stratocaster is still one of rock 'n' roll’s most iconic electric guitars. Here’s everything you need to know about the beloved Strat.
Think you have perfect hearing? There are still plenty of sounds in the world that you can’t detect.
Bill Haley & His Comets’s "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" might not have been the first rock ‘n’ roll song, but it’s widely regarded as the song that brought rock to the mainstream.
Just a few decades ago, most of today’s biggest fests either didn’t exist or were barely recognizable compared to the cultural monoliths they are today.
Most debates about pop music may be entirely subjective, but Matthias Mauch, an engineer at Queen Mary University of London, decided to take a more scientific approach to the subject.