When we think of powerful pop and rock ‘n’ roll, we typically imagine an instrument that can make a lot of noise: guitars, bass, drums, even a growling saxophone if you’re in the right mood (or decade ...

Sylvester Stewart – AKA Sly Stone – died this week, and tributes began pouring in from every corner of the musical universe. It was well-deserved. Sly towered over pop music in the late 1960s and ...

When casting his mind across the essential records of his life, several key albums of the 1960s stand tall in his estimation.

In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. Good investment. Within a year, Motown had its first million-selling ...