‘Quicksand‘: Holland-Dozier-Holland Magic Works Again For Martha And The Vandellas Martha & the Vandellas’ golden breakthrough year of 1963 got even better on November 30. They’d scored a debut hit that spring with the R&B...
‘Wichita Lineman’ Album: Glen Campbell’s Country Chart Phenomenon One of the many spectacular sales achievements of Glen Campbell is the fact that his first seven albums to appear on Billboard’s country chart all went to No.1....
‘Please Mr. Postman’: The Carpenters Redeliver The Marvelettes’ Hit When The Marvelettes charted with the original “Please Mr. Postman,” it was the Hot 100 era of Bobby Vee, Barry Mann, and Lonnie Donegan. When...
Motown Supergroup: The Supremes Join Forces With The Temptations It was quite a dream team: take Motown’s most successful female act, the label’s biggest male group and put them together on album. The result...
The Visual History Behind The Greatest Prog Rock Album Covers Few kinds of music are more inherently visual than progressive rock. The music lends itself to elaborate flights of fantasy, which is why prog rock...
‘The Visitors’: Bringing The First Part Of ABBA’s Story To A Close No amount of professional focus could shield the members of ABBA from the fact that the first volume of their incredible story was coming to...