1970s Archives: 05/2022

Timeline: How Bruce Springsteen clawed his way to success

Springsteen’s fight for success.

May 28, 2022

The debate behind a misheard Electric Light Orchestra lyric

The mystery behind an ELO hit.

May 22, 2022

Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan's 12 greatest Grateful Dead songs

The only self-penned Pigpen track on a Grateful Dead album

A calling card for Pigpen.

May 21, 2022

Watch John Lennon play 'Stand By Me' on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975

Watch John Lennon play ‘Stand By Me’ on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975

Lennon takes on a classic.

May 21, 2022

The AC/DC song about a Tasmanian groupie

AC/DC got a whole lotta Tasmania.

May 21, 2022

Elton John and 50 years of ‘Honky Château’

50 years on from ‘Honky Chateau’.

May 19, 2022

Hear Eddie Van Halen’s isolated guitar on ‘Jamie’s Cryin’

Van Halen’s isolated guitar.

May 15, 2022

The conflict that lead to a classic Grateful Dead song

A difficult birth.

May 13, 2022

Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor.

‘Exile on Main Street’: The Rolling Stones’ best album described in their own words

The Stones speak on ‘Exile’.

May 12, 2022

Hear this rare 1970 version of Led Zeppelin's 'No Quarter'

Watch Led Zeppelin burn through ‘Misty Mountain Hop’ in 1973

A hot rendition of the ‘Zeppelin IV’ song.

May 11, 2022

Revisiting The Who's magical medley of The Beatles songs while performing at the Shea Stadium, 1982

The album that almost broke The Who

The Who hit a breaking point.

May 11, 2022

What was the first-ever platinum album?

What was the first-ever platinum album?

The first official million seller.

May 10, 2022