Rod Stewart's 1976 hit ranked among best soft rock songs.

How many outstanding albums were released in 1976, and how many of them have stood the test of time and still sound great 50 years later? Those were the key questions I posed in my April 5 article: ...

A Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic has been named one of the top songs of 1976, but it wasn’t a hit when it was released 50 years ago. The song “American Girl” was recently ranked at No. 7 on ...

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Nick Lowe knew what he was doing with the melody of “So It Goes”. This repetitive, stuck-in-your-head classic power pop track was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut and isn’t anything particularly special in ...

In 1976, Kansas recorded the song “Carry On Wayward Son.” The opening song released on the progressive rock band’s fourth studio album, Leftoverture, became their first Top 40 hit, reaching No 11 on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 50 years after its release, the Eagles' hit 1976 song, "Hotel California," is getting some serious recognition. The ...

The mid-to-late 1970s were quite a good time for the folk-rock outfit Fleetwood Mac. One particular song of theirs from 1976, “Rhiannon”, was a big hit. A standout release from the band’s self-titled ...

SAN DIEGO — Welcome to this year’s exciting edition of “Watching a Red-Faced Music Critic Paint Himself Into a Corner!” The ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...