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If you’re looking for the ultimate list of 1970 songs ... It is a fun, nostalgic song about youth and the joys of rock ‘n’ roll. Its catchy tune and playful lyrics made it one of Elton ...
From hit songs "Hang On, Sloopy" to Hulk Hogan’s theme, guitar hero Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture.
Last night, WhatsOnStage took a trip to the 1970s… well, to the Duke of York’s Theatre actually, where the West End premiere of Stereophonic welcomed guests to its official opening. Stay tuned for our ...
The Ramones didn't just perform punk music; they set the standard for it. They emerged in the mid-1970s with a style that was loud, speedy, and pleasingly unrefined.
Hall of Fame class includes a Stax hitmaker, blues icon, broadcasting executive and more. Here is a closer look at the six ...
Guitar hero and rock 'n' roll legend Rick Derringer ... About 15 years after the song's release, Betts and Derringer performed "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" together—a recording that can be ...
"You can't buy that kind of rotation, right?" the bassist and keyboardist of the hard rock trio Triumph said of the track's ...
Guitar hero and rock ‘n’ roll legend Rick Derringer ... About 15 years after the song’s release, Betts and Derringer performed “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo” together—a recording ...
Rock ’n’ roll trailblazer Joan Jett and country music ... teenage punk-rock band the Runaways in the 1970s before becoming a successful solo artist in the 1980s. Known for breaking into ...
Borrowing a phrase used in several rhythm-and-blues songs, Freed christened the music “rock ‘n’ roll.” Gradually, the big beat began to take hold. Then, in the fall of 1956, came Elvis ...
Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2006, Petty acknowledged the similarity: “A lot of rock ’n’ roll ... the song live instead of miming to a studio backing track — a throwback to 1970s ...
Rick Derringer, guitarist and rock 'n' roll legend, died at 77 in Ormond Beach ... Sloopy,” with the McCoys in the summer of 1965. The song displaced “Yesterday,” by the Beatles at the ...