American Songwriter

The Willie Nelson Song That Helped Ray Price Introduce the “Countrypolitan” Subgenre in the Early 1960s

But the Countrypolitan sound was starting to develop a decade earlier by the early ’60s with more produced, pop-leaning songs from Nelson-penned Patsy Cline hit “Crazy” and Conway Twitty’s transition ...
American Songwriter

3 Classic Rock Songs From the 60s That Define the Genre

There was nothing quite like the 1960s. The decade helped to shape the next several generations of culture, policy, art, politics, and more. The era had style and substance. That’s why when we look ...
The New York Times

Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87

From 1958 to 1964, she was the most popular female singer in the United States, selling 40 million records with tunes like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Where the Boys Are.” Connie Francis in 1958, at the ...
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Bob Dylan's Early Years Explored in ‘How Many Roads' Exhibit, Coming to New York University

Bob Dylan's early years in New York - during which he metamorphosed from an unknown folksinger into Bob Dylan - will be the subject of the Tulsa-based Bob Dylan Center's first traveling exhibition, ...