It was completely by accident that I came across the song “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ray Peterson, but that song opened up an entire new style of song that I didn’t even know existed—the teenage death ...

The Monkees‘ ballads were some of the best of their time. They released many of their best ballads during their 1960s peak. Despite this, they also put out an all-time great ballad in 2016. “I Wanna ...

What were the biggest hit songs of the 1960s? The decade was dominated by the beginnings of rock and roll, ballads, folk, pop and R&B. Tour our gallery below as we reveal the top nine singles ...

This ballad from A Hard Day’s Night came from a period of The Beatles’ career when John Lennon and Paul McCartney were interested in penning soft, delicate tracks. And they definitely succeeded in ...

All songs are love songs. That is if you believe Charles Darwin’s claim that music, like birdsong, developed as a vehicle for sexual selection (indeed, a good voice and a sexy Les Paul go far). But ...

"Naima" and two other ballads that John Coltrane recorded have been appended to the program line-up borrowed from his 1960-61 album Ballads. It is Karrin Allyson's plan to pay homage to Coltrane by ...

Because of social media and the internet, it would seem that no matter where one goes, music has a prominent role. Whether it is in the foreground by choice or in the background, it may remind one of ...