We recently looked at five standout songs recorded in the 1950s that were largely overshadowed by covers that came later. Of course, there weren’t only five songs that fit that description. One of the ...

Rock and roll has seen some fabulous female singers through the years. One can go back to the 1950s and '60s to find voices and songs that resonate today. Names like Ronnie Spector, Martha Reeves, ...

Connie Francis: the first female singer to have back-to-back US No 1s, she said ‘I chose every record I made with more care than I picked my husbands’ - Archive Photos ​Connie Francis, ...

In the mid-1950s and early 1960s, female vocalists were in high demand at America's record labels. Never before had so many new pop and jazz singers found their way into recording studios. The reason ...

The year 1971 was a special one in popular music. The 1960s were conclusively over, and the sounds were changing. Out was the early proto-rock of the 1950s and early 60s. In was music with more depth, ...