Rugged and robust, ‘The Animals’ arrived 55 years ago this month as a textbook study of the original wave of English blues rock.

Released 45 years ago today, ‘Streetlife Serenade’ arrived at a time when Billy Joel was more singer-songwriter than stadium-filling showman.

As frontman David Lee Roth celebrates his 65th birthday today, we return to a handful of Van Halen favorites.

My only intersection with Ginger Baker became one of the most amazing nights of music I’ve ever seen.

We return to a harrowing, lesser-heard moment from John Lennon’s ‘Walls and Bridges,’ released 45 years ago today.

Released 10 years ago this week, Mark Knopfler’s ‘Get Lucky’ offered us a compelling distillation of his thematic and musical storytelling.

Randy Newman released a protest song on this date 45 years ago directly referencing a TV show that had enraged him.

‘Not Fragile’ hurtled Bachman-Turner Overdrive to stardom 45 years ago this month with an old-fashioned recipe of hard rock rooted in the blues.

We returned to some old favorites as ZZ Top kicks off their 50th anniversary tour tonight.

John McFee discusses planned new music from the Doobie Brothers, continuing shared dates with Santana and the prospects of a solo project.