Melanie Davis

Some Cream influences are easy to spot. American Delta blues musicians, Chuck Berry, and so on.

Historically speaking, one wouldn't necessarily associate Lynyrd Skynyrd with terms like “liberalism,” “the Democratic party,” or “leftism.” They

Outdoor live music events are almost always governed by Murphy's Law. And the festival colloquially known as the Miami Pop Festival was certainly no exception.

Before artists could subtweet and vague-post about one another online, there were diss tracks and response songs.

The Rolling Stones are no strangers to rowdy, raucous, and, in the case of the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969, deadly crowds.

George Thorogood's 1982 hit single, “Bad To The Bone” , is so quintessentially bluesy that it sounds like it came straight from the Mississippi Delta, circa 1942.

Any lifelong songwriter knows that you can't control when the muse arrives at your doorstep with an idea.

The Beach Boys' Surprising Reaction to Hearing The Beatles for the First Time, 8,000 Miles From Home

Mainstream music is, in its purest form, a reflection of society at any given moment. During wartime in the 1930s and 40s, some of the most popular music was patriotic.

As any heavily tattooed individual with conservative family members can attest, sometimes it's easier to wear long sleeves to the function than deal with the hubbub around your appearance.