Revisit three songs from 1969 that set the precedent for soft rock. These songs, more or less, built an entire sub-genre.

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

We tend to think of the 80s as the era when the power ballad flourished. In truth, the idea of a band that usually played hard rock slowing things down and delivering some emotional lyrics actually ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

Every decade, musicians drop major hits. However, not all of those musicians make it out of the decade. Here are several rock stars from the 1970s who you likely forgot about.

If there was ever an oxymoron to rival the famous examples of "jumbo shrimp," "deafening silence," or open secret," it's the term for one of the worst of all music genres: soft rock. I mean, what is ...

Can you name these ’70s rock hits from a single line? The 1970s witnessed unprecedented innovation and rebellion, producing anthems that still fill stadiums and inspire new generations of musicians.

More than five decades after Karen Carpenter first sang “Merry Christmas, Darling,” rising star Stella Cole has brought the beloved holiday song back to life with her own heartfelt touch and a ...

Most people remember the Carpenters as the beloved brother-sister duo behind such classic hits as "We've Only Just Begun" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You." But in 1978, the iconic pair covered an ...