How Big Star's 'In the Street' Went from 1972 Flop to Iconic Theme Song

Fifty-four years ago, '70s rock band Big Star created "In the Street," a song that would go from a commercial flop to a ...
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Born in Indiana on This Day in 1972, the Country-Rock Artist Best Known for This Steamy HBO Theme Song

Jace Everett, who penned the 'True Blood' theme song "Bad Things", is celebrating his 54th birthday today, May 27.

Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson’s legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar

Bruce Watson shares the guitar story of the Scottish rock stalwarts, the "Itch and Itch" amps so crucial to his tone, and how ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released One of the Decade’s Biggest Country Albums, Featuring a No. 1 Hit Written by the Big Bopper

George Jones released his third studio album 'White Lightning' on May 26, 1959, giving him his first country No. 1 hit in the ...
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The unlikely fate of Big Country frontman Stuart Adamson’s Peace in Our Time Les Paul

Bruce Watson shares the story of a guitar that encapsulates the time Big Country tried to break America – before they took their Scot rock sound to Moscow ...
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'70s country icons the Bellamy Brothers announce guests for 50th anniversary tour

The Bellamy Brothers are marking 50 years of country music success with a star-packed concert featuring Big & Rich and John ...
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You Might Be Shocked To Discover That One Of The Country’s Top Coastal Towns Is Right Here In Alabama

When people think of premier beach destinations, Alabama rarely makes the list, which is exactly why Orange Beach remains one ...