Ringo Starr’s June 24 concert at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa had a little bit of everything.The 21 songs featured in the concert stretched from 1960s classics to tunes from the 1980s.

The only Hot 100 No. 1 for the late Lou Christie was a winning pop-soul confection from one of the greatest periods in top 40 ...

Part IWouldn’t It Be NiceThe eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

From simple surf rock to complex orchestral pop, the number one Beach Boy had a tremendous impact on music, culture, and the ...

In Steven Gaines’s racy, now out-of-print Beach Boys biography Heroes and Villains, he recounts that Gary Usher – who wrote ...

Cockatoos are so loved because of their big personality and big vocals. But every once in a while, one of them channels their inner rock star in a way that’s downright unforgettable. In one video, we ...

The books “Ribbons of Rust” and “John & Paul” show how the circumstances of time, place, talent, technology and friendship helped the Beatles find success.

The obsessives tally 18 Beatles songs mentioning “sun” or “sunshine”. That fits with their luminous place in the national story: a burst of colour and sound that presaged the passing of postwar ...

On Look Up, Ringo saddles up for a foray into the heartland of Americana. Revered producer and songwriter T. Bone Burnett conjures a set of original songs informed by 1950s-style country balladry ...

When The Beatles flew to America in 1964, most of the band was excited about touching down on the tarmac and playing to a new audience. One member was a bit more hesitant, though. Sharing in the ...