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Up until December 2013 when an internet campaign was launched to get them to number one for Christmas, AC/DC held the...

When Oasis split in 2009, it wasn't obvious which of the Gallagher brothers was going to forge a solo career if...

Some singers have such a command of a song that the listener is convinced it's their own song. One such singer is...

The first hit single to use the term rock and roll in the title was Kay Starr's 1956 number one hit Rock and Roll...

Once upon a time a record company would sign an act they believed it and give them money up front to record an album...

Many artists go to great lengths to prevent their material from being leaked before they are officially released, but...

You hear it so many times about a song being written in a matter of minutes and this week's subject is no exception....

This week's artist became a star by really being in the right place at the right time. Her parents both worked for a...

You would imagine songwriters like Paul McCartney, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello et al...

This week's artist grew up in the heart of London, played piano in his father's restaurant, swept onto the pop scene,...

Question: Who was the first artist to take a Lennon & McCartney-penned song into the American singles chart some...

This week's choice will be unfamiliar to many readers as the song was never a UK hit, received very little airplay and...

This week's choice is an old standard made famous by a rockabilly singer who earned his nickname from the way he sang....

Many songs have been inspired by a film, for example, John Hartford wrote Gentle on my Mind after seeing the 1965 film...

The true definition of a 'turntable hit' is a song that received substantial radio airplay but failed to make the...