Nina Simone performing at Jazz Festival. More than half a century ago, a prominent portion of the music that found popularity in mainstream America achieved it through what feels almost antithetical ...

During the golden age of '60s girl groups the Ronettes and their unforgettable songs made a major impression. The soaring vocals and lush production (by the infamous Phil Spector) on their most famous ...

The 1960s are back. Or at least they will be when Holdin' Back: The '60s takes the stage again this summer. The Holdin' Back Band, a popular local ensemble known for its free summer bandstand ...

On September 5, 1964, The Animals began a three-week run at the top spot of the Billboard charts with the song "House of the Rising Sun," reports the website On This Day in Music. The song was unique ...

Over the past couple of years, Wilmington's music scene has experienced a youthquake of sorts, with a dozen or more really good bands emerging from the pandemic lockdown. But while the arrival of ...

Almost by the time the flames had gone out on his mangled Stratocaster and the wreckage had stopped smouldering, Jimi Hendrix’s performance at the Monterey festival in California in June 1967 had ...

Soundtrack of the revolution: Songs of the ’60s and ’70s that played a role in political movements Nina Simone performing at Jazz Festival. More than half a century ago, a prominent portion of the ...