Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based ...

Known for producing Michael Jackson’s iconic album Thriller and working with music legends like Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, Quincy Jones left an indelible mark on the music industry. Jones, who ...

LOS ANGELES -- Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It's been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle ...

An in-house engineer at EMI Abbey Road Studios, Scott joined Trident Studios in late 1969, where he moved into production, co ...

He produced three hit albums for Jackson, "Off the Wall," "Bad," and the best-selling album of all ... Jones was also the ...

A century ago popular music was playing instruments in the parlor with your friends. Aren’t you glad for recordings?

Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon. Queen's self-titled debut album, now known as Queen I, hits the top 10 on the U.K. albums chart, more than half a century after it was released.

Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by ...

1971 was a treasure trove of albums, but especially from women. There were some amazing women releasing music that year—The Staple Singers put out The Staple Swingers which featured the legend ...

He was also the first African-American to be named as musical director and conductor of the Oscars, in 1971, and the first Black artist to receive the AMPAS Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1995.

In 1971, he became the first Black musical director for the Academy Awards ceremony ... Ironically, that was one of the ...