In 1979, Christopher Cross released a song that would define the early sound of soft rock. The single "Sailing" rose to No. 1 ...

Anne Murray's popualrity was on a decline until revisiting a song that would land her back in the charts and earn her a ...

Soft rock helped broaden the audience for rock music. Perhaps Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and The Rolling Stones were too much for some. The alternative gave listeners rock music without its harsh edges, ...

Soft rock had such a grip on mainstream music fans in the 1970s. I can see why. Soft rock took all the best elements of rock music and injected vulnerable emotions into them. The following soft rock ...

Dash Crofts, known as one half of the popular 1970s soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, has passed away at the age of 85 ...

Darryl “Dash” Crofts of ’70s icons Seals & Crofts died on Wednesday following complications from heart surgery. He was 85.

What’s old is new again.

The 1970s were a time when many different musical genres topped the charts: rock, country, pop—even disco. But when we think back on the period today, it's often the evolution of soft rock that ...

With his musical partner Jim Seals, the duo embodied soft rock with hits like "Summer Breeze" ...

I have a confession to make. I am a fan of yacht rock, that form of music often derided as soft rock or the province of yuppies and wimpy guys. And I especially love those kinds of songs that mix R&B, ...

North had recently faced a “brave and successful battle with throat cancer” before being hospitalized in October 2025 after ...

In 1976, pop rock band Orleans had a top hit with the song “Still the One.” The soft rock classic peaked at No. 5 on the ...