Last week (June 11), the brilliant writer, producer, composer and singer Brian Wilson died at age 82. Wilson leaves behind a singular catalog of pop and rock music, which is of course headlined by his ...

Garage rock and proto-punk outfit ? And The Mysterians found some substantial fame with their 1966 song, 96 Tears”. It’s a pop-rock banger that audiences at the time resonated with, and it hit No. 1 ...

Whereas many classic-rock trios like Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and ZZ Top put bellbottoms on the blues, Grand Funk Railroad goosed R&B to create their own sound. The result was a rep as one ...

But there was also something unsavory at play during this period: a lawsuit filed by former manager Terry Knight, whom they'd fired in early 1972. Knight claimed there was a breach of contract, and he ...