Written by Peter Green in 1968 about Sandra Elsdon, a former girlfriend he had nicknamed ‘Magic Mamma’, Black Magic Woman is a song that has legendary status when it comes to guitar history. It was ...
Released 46 years ago, Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime became a modern holiday staple played every Christmas season.
The 1960s produced some of the most groove-worthy and transformative music in modern history. This swinging decade created a soundtrack for the massive cultural changes seen throughout the world.
A relationship that made me happy has ended and I feel bereft. I’m in my early 60s and we had each lost our spouses in recent years. We’d been neighbours for a long time and knew each other’s spouses, ...
“And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse / Chop another line like a coda with a curse.” ...
How the Harlem Community Choir helped John Lennon and Yoko Ono turn “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” into a global message of peace ...
There was one John Lennon song that managed to comfort Yoko Ono in the wake of her husband's death, "Grow Old With Me." ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Sixty years ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas wasn’t expected to become a ...
This 1967 Beatles song from Sgt. Pepper was banned at first but went on to redefine rock music and inspire countless ...
Most people reach their late 50s or early 60s with a private scoreboard running in their heads. They wonder whether they've built enough, whether everyone else is miles ahead, or whether they're ...
The Twist turns a simple dance into a national obsession, spinning across living rooms, school gyms, and smoky clubs with the same infectious swivel. Chubby Checker’s calm voice rides a rhythm that ...