single stories

Way back yonder in 1976, the Eagles released the first single from their HOTEL CALIFORNIA album, but do you know the story of how that single came into existence in the first place? Written by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and...

When is a duet not a duet? When one of the key individuals is a vocalist and the other is a sax player. And yet both individuals responsible for bringing “Just the Two of Us” into the world make such...

It’s Pride Month, an annual event which began as a way to memorialize the Stonewall Riots of 1969, but has evolved into an opportunity for a monthlong celebration of the world's LGBT communities and their freedom to be themselves. Here...

It’s Pride Month, an annual event which began as a way to memorialize the Stonewall Riots of 1969, but has evolved into an opportunity for a monthlong celebration of the world's LGBT communities and their freedom to be themselves. Here...

42 years ago today, Dire Straits released their debut single, a tune which would take them into the top 10 of both the US and UK singles charts for the first of what would prove to be many, many times...

Normally there’s an anniversary tied to our decision to do a Single Stories piece, but today’s selection is tied to more current events, specifically the recent cover of this tune by Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball, and the NHS Voices...

47 years ago this week, Bread released the second single from their third album, a song that muscled its way up the Billboard Hot 100 – well, you know, inasmuch as a soft-pop single can muscle its way up anything...

80 years ago today, Woody Guthrie recorded a song that remains one of the most famous tunes in his repertoire and, indeed, a protest anthem of the highest order. While still in the midst of a stint with the Merchant...

Nine years ago this week, Cher released the single that would go on to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and – in doing so – became the first artist ever to top a Billboard chart in each...