The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games arrived just when we needed them most. Curling offers a calm escape from the news. Death ...

Some songwriters through the years have avoided explaining or refused to explain the meanings of their songs. Here are a few ...

One Friday night in July 1996, “Meat Loaf brought his rollicking, bombastic revue to Sandstone (Amphitheater), where a very large and friendly crowd indulged in his overwrought odes to love and animal ...

Re-creating “The Godfather” and imitating a matador and bull are just two examples of a growing trend for metaphorical murder.

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol capped a remarkable fall from grace on Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment over his bungled efforts to impose military rule. He played an ...

This melancholic waltz - one of the earliest examples of Bluegrass music - has become a classic since it was penned by Bill Monroe in 1945. The official state song of Kentucky, it was the first single ...

Well, Kansas City is about to get a fresh serving of Meat Loaf in two upcoming events. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced Monday it will bring “Bat Out of Hell: The Musical,” to ...

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Monday is a federal holiday celebrating George Washington’s birthday. The holiday is confusing, to be sure. He was born on Feb. 11, 1731, when the Julian calendar held sway. But in 1752, the Brits, ...

Even if he wasn’t successful in abolishing the monarchy and opening all the churches, he changed a lot of people,” says his ...