Paul McCartney had a single line of lyric in his mind. That led him to write the mysterious story of "Mr. Bellamy".

What was the best music on display 45 years ago this month? Our look back at July 1980's best albums will tell the tale.

"My grandfather wrote, 'A song ain’t nothing but a conversation you can have again and again,'" says Guthrie granddaughter Anna Canoni.

After ‘Love Sick Radio,’ I was really kind of in a bad place,” says Winkler. “I wasn't really in love with music anymore.” ...

Grunge isn’t known for its feel-good songs, but happiness occasionally emerged, as you’ll hear in these warm and fuzzy 1990s classics.

If it weren't for these three albums released in 1991, the culture of the 90s would have likely sounded and looked entirely different.

Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora needed surgery after breaking his hand in two places during a game of touch football.

The cowbell often sticks out like a sore thumb, but it has a time and a place in rock music. These three songs used it perfectly.

Pete Townshend once described the fanaticism around The Who as a gulf between the band and the audience, recalling the band's early days.

According to John Lennon, the best possible thing for The Beatles' legacy and "myth" was their breakup in 1970.

Metallica issued a copyright strike after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unauthorized use of "Enter Sandman." ...

Jimmy Buffett scored his first No. 1 hit record with the release of 'License To Chill' in 2004, after producing nearly 20 albums.