Category: Rock and Roll

About The Song “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” is an American Doo Wop song, originally released by The Penguins in 1954 on the Dootone label (Dootone 348), as the B-side to “Hey Señorita”. The song became a major hit for The Crew-Cuts in 1955, reaching the Billboard charts on January 29, 1955. It peaked…

About The Song It was written by the San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels (who wrote and produced Stevie Nicks’ “I Can’t Wait”) and the New York-based Ellen Shipley. The initial idea came to Shipley at a Brooklyn gas station where she spotted a greeting card that said “Heaven On Earth.” When she and Nowels…

The song originated one Sunday in 1984 when George Michael and Andrew Ridgely were visiting Michael’s parents. Ridgely recalled to The Mail On Sunday in 2017:“We’d had a bite to eat and were sitting together relaxing with the television on in the background when, almost unnoticed, George disappeared upstairs for an hour or so. When he came…

About The Song “Shake, Rattle and Roll” is a song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (usually credited as “Charles Calhoun“, his songwriting name) and first recorded that year by Big Joe Turner, whose version ranked No. 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The early days of rock and roll brought…

About The Song Hollywood icon Doris Day starred in dozens of movies and released more than 600 songs in her lifetime. But the box office star, known for her singular voice, never came around to the hit that might have been most associated with her career, “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera).”…

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit lonely And you’re never coming ’round(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears (Turn around)Every now and thenI get a little bit nervousThat the best of all the years have gone by…

About The Song Barry Manilow’s scores his first #1 single with “Mandy” on January 18, 1975. He would go on to sell more than 75 millions records over the course of his career. At the height of Barry Manilow’s popularity, none other than Frank Sinatra himself said of Manilow, “He’s next.” Yet even in…

Neil Diamond’s “Cracklin’ Rosie” is a classic rock song that has stood the test of time. Released in 1970, the song was a commercial and critical success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song is a celebration of life and love, with a catchy melody and upbeat…

“Sweet Home Alabama,” the anthem that conjures up images of sun-drenched fields, fireflies dancing in the twilight, and the unmistakable drawl of Ronnie Van Zant. But beneath the honeyed melody and foot-stompin’ rhythm lies a song richer and more complex than its Southern charm might suggest. It’s a song that speaks to those of us…

About The Song Don Henley and Glenn Frey got the title and idea for the song while they were hanging out one night at their favorite Los Angeles restaurant/bar Dan Tana’s. They were still struggling musicians at the time and they thought about all those beautiful women who were cheating on their husbands. And so…