Frank Mastropolo
How Rod Stewart Survived the ’80s
"As far as music critics were concerned," he said, "I was about as welcome as a hole in a parachute."
Rock’s Unsolved UFO Mystery: The Night Jim Sullivan Vanished
A talented singer-songwriter released an album about unidentified flying objects, then disappeared into thin air.
How Arlo Guthrie’s Arrest Inspired the Thanksgiving Classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
It all started with an offer to clear out the garbage, bottles, paper and building supplies piled in an old church.
30 Years Ago: Woodstock ’94 Offers Music, Mud … and Bob Dylan
It's now known as the “middle child” between the peaceful original 1969 concert and 1999’s disaster.
55 Years Ago: Charles Manson Finds Grisly Inspiration in Beatles
Murder spree began on Aug. 9, 1969, after he thought he heard secret messages in the White Album.
45 Years Ago: ‘Disco Demolition Night’ Turns Into a Chicago Riot
Hatred boiled over at Comiskey Park, home of baseball’s Chicago White Sox.
When Elton John Jammed With Leon Russell at Fillmore East
In the decades that followed, one became a superstar while the other found a rockier career path.
How Harry Nilsson Helped Make ‘Midnight Cowboy’ a Film Classic
This was one of the earliest movies to include pop tunes as background music.
The Day Paul McCartney Married Linda Eastman
That sound you heard was a million Beatles fans' hearts breaking.
Canned Heat Says They Got Left Behind by GEICO’s ‘Going Up the Country’ Ad
"Going Up the Country" is used in a commercial for GEICO, but Canned Heat isn't seeing any of the royalties.