Fourteen years ago, singer songwriter Lee DeWyze won season 9 of “American Idol” singing a song he now admits didn’t really fit him at all: U2′s “Beautiful Day.” ...

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Don Henley heard an early version of The Eagles' "Hotel California" and called it "Mexican Reggae." Here's a look behind one of the best songs of the 1970s.

The story behind why Johnny Cash performed Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice(It’s Alright)” at The 1964 Newport Folk Festival.

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Because of how iconic this Beatles album is, many musicians have used it as a jumping off point for their own album artwork.

From (allegedly) eating confiscated weed and getting stoned to haunting City Hall with the (alleged) scent of their rotting ...

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