As anyone with a passing familiarity of music history knows, there's no shortage of stories about rock stars getting sued for allegedly plagiarizing the work of other artists — and on this day in 1971 ...

Rock music is generally traced back to the 1950s, but classic rock had its breakthrough in the '70s and '80s. While Elvis Presley is often called the King of Rock and Roll, rock music was actually ...

The Rolling Stones made rock ’n’ roll history 51 years ago today when they released It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll. The album is their twelfth British and fourteenth American studio release. In what author ...

The bands that dominate classic rock stations, like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen…they all have impressive enough discographies. After all, that’s ...

The "best rock band" of all time never bought a stairway to heaven, but they did top the list of the best rock bands in music ...

"Rock Around the Clock" was the first time rock 'n' roll had ever been featured in a major Hollywood soundtrack. Glenn Ford was the tough teacher who has to keep the hoods in line. Sidney Poitier, ...

It was 70 years ago this month that Sgt. Pepper’s predecessor really taught the band to play. That was when “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets became the No. 1 song on ...