In honor of Memorial Day, oldies.about.com offers this look at patriotic oldies music - songs about America as a social ideal, a place of change, a strong nation, and as ... Read More

The murder trial of this legendary producer is gearing up, and now it seems that prosecutors will be allowed to introduce testimony that Spector, who's been known to wave a ... Read More

It's been available in Europe for a couple of years, but this latest single-disc collection of hits from one of America's classiest teen idols is now about to drop stateside... ... Read More

No matter how much you know about music, there are always a few songs that'll escape you - something you've overheard but couldn't quite place. What's That Sound helps you ... Read More

What else needs to be said about The Queen of Soul? Plenty... if all you know of her is "Respect" or "Chain Of Fools," be prepared to expand your consciousness. ... Read More

The Top 10 is now Top 20: I've added ten more classic wedding oldies to our Top 10 of all time! Not just oldies that get a lot of play ... Read More

The site of the Wilson Brothers' boyhood home is now a California State Landmark to the band they founded, the Beach Boys -- thanks, in part, to a fan. Read more ... Read More

There's an ambitious (and possibly controversial) new CD available from Universal... a remix project in which several of today's top producers and DJs were given access to the Motown vaults ... Read More

David Blakey, webmaster of the official Bo Diddley website at http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/index.html, passes a bit of sad news on: --- Norma-Jean Richardson, a/k/a Duchess, fondly-remembered member of the Bo Diddley band between the ... Read More

One of rock's first guitar heroes, a rockabilly pioneer, a hero to legions of UK fans, and a first-class songwriter, Eddie Cochran nevertheless doesn't get his due often enough from ... Read More

Got a question about Carolina beach music, shag dancing, its history, the culture, or more? This FAQ can help... frequently asked questions about shag dancing and beach music, answered by ... Read More

Rumors have swirled for years about late crooner Frank Sinatra and ties to the mob, but a new biography of the singer quotes comedian Jerry Lewis as saying Sinatra was ... Read More

If you haven't seen it recently, you haven't seen it... my list of the best summer compilations out there! Drag music, shag music, surf music, beach music, and summer music ... Read More

Okay, folks, here's this week's official moderator question... With the release of "Elvis By The Presleys" and all the other merchandising, do you think Priscilla Presley is doing a good job ... Read More

Not just oldies that get a lot of play at weddings, or oldies that mention weddings, but a little bit of both... my picks for the ten best oldies to ... Read More

Another "definitive" oldies collection hits the shelves this week, but this one, while perhaps not quite definitive, does have two things going for it: it collects all the biggest Miracles ... Read More

If it's not the "smoking gun" of the Beatles' breakup, it's close: a formal letter from 1969 that challenges Paul's appointment of father-in-law Lee Eastman as the band's manager, signed ... Read More

Was this the man who invented rock and roll? Or was he merely in the right place at the right time? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between? My ... Read More