Stevie Wonder had America at his “Fingertips” in August 1963. The story of Little Stevie and a wonderful chart double came about when, with that live single already No.1 on
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi with members of the Beatles and others in 1968; Photo: Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images It was the summer of love, and The Beatles had just returned from
Cover: Courtesy of I.R.S. Records The August 1982 release of the Chronic Town EP marked an important milestone in R.E.M.’s history. It wasn’t the band’s first vinyl outing, but it
Few albums ever reach the giddy success achieved by Teenage Dream. With six smash singles, including five that topped the US charts, plus six million sales worldwide to date and
First impressing as the resonant-voiced frontman of Poet And The Roots on the 1978 album Dread Beat An’ Blood, political activist-turned-poet-and-essayist Linton Kwesi Johnson emerged as a solo artist a
It wasn’t just Sam Cooke’s emotive voice and unique singing style that made him such a powerful force in popular music. It was also the fact that he sang about
People in the streets protesting racism. A feeling that black lives are regarded as worthless. A lack of prospects and deep division. While this scene describes the United States in
Bobby Darin in 1963. Photo: Courtesy of Screen Archives/Getty Images In 1963, Bobby Darin turned 27 in good form. In box office terms, he was a prime nightclub attraction; he
Reggae singer Bugle released his fifth studio album, Apex, via Evidence Music on Friday (August 23). Throughout his career, the Nuh Compatible singer has distinguished himself with music that delves
Veteran Dancehall deejay Cutty Ranks recently reminded fans of his groundbreaking role in Dancehall history as the first artist to record a hard-core gun song. The track in question, Gunman