Alright, we are starting off cheating a bit, but other than gang violence being a staple of Martin Scorsese’s films, so are The Rolling Stones, specifically, “Gimme Shelter”. “Gimme Shelter” alone has ...

Fogerty wasn’t writing in a vacuum. This was November 1968 – allegedly, Fogerty wrote the lyrics on the day Richard Nixon was ...

With his new Les Paul in tow, Fogerty remembers the session recording Bad Moon Rising as “the smoothest sailing we ever had.

On November 15, 1969, an iconic bluegrass picker broke off from the Nashville establishment and performed at a Vietnam War protest.

Irving Locker, a World War II veteran, has become a published songwriter at 101. Just before his birthday, his song “If ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This week’s spotlight is on the Lange Foundation, a Los Angeles–based rescue that’s been giving vulnerable animals ...

Smith served with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, known as the Blackhorse Regiment. Their mission was to find enemy forces ...

For more on the Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 go to: https://www.facebook.com/billboardvietnam Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 ranks the top songs within Vietnam and is based ...

There is an innate understanding among songwriters that it pays to be extremely wary of any idea that springs too easily to mind. The main concern is that the idea may already exist – that your ...

There is an innate understanding among songwriters that it pays to be extremely wary of any idea that springs too easily to mind. The main concern is that the idea may already exist – that your ...

Lots of epic movies focus on some kind of war, but it’s not often the Vietnam War. Looking at World War II, for example, there are a good many (including The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Great Escape ...

April 30, 2025 marked 50 years since the pivotal moment that ended the Vietnam War: the fall of Saigon. In a new documentary, WCCO reporter Pauleen Le and photojournalist Art Phillips share ...