single stories

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...

49 years ago this month, Gordon Lightfoot released the song that would provide him not only with his first appearance on the U.S. charts but, indeed, his first top-5 single on the Billboard Hot 100, not to mention a #1...

In today’s installment of Single Stories, we’re taking a long, strange trip into the history of one of the Grateful Dead’s most famous tunes, a song which ran for only two minutes and 44 seconds when it was released as...

25 years ago today, Adam Sandler debuted one of his most immortal tunes on Saturday Night Live...or maybe it’s 25 years ago tomorrow, since he performed it during “Weekend Update,” which starts after midnight. Eh, either way, it’s still close...

30 years ago today, Phil Collins released his long-awaited fourth studio album, an effort which had been four years in the making, so to commemorate the occasion, we’re taking a look back at the album’s first single, which provided Collins...

Can you feel the chill in the air? Don’t consider the temperature, just think of the date. Yes, that’s right, it’s Halloween, which means that we’ve arrived at the final entry in this week’s running feature, “Spooky Single Stories.” Being...

Tomorrow is Halloween, and if you’ve been frequenting Rhino.com regularly for the past few days, you’ve seen that we’ve been spinning stories about spooky singles from our catalog, so you’re probably thinking that we’re going to drop some knowledge on...

As we continue to creep up on the creepiest day of the year, Rhino will keep offering up quick looks into some of the most famously spooky singles in our catalog, and today we’re tackling the title track of Alice...