The right cover of a song can change the way you'll hear it forever, and Cake's cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" is the perfect example.
Read MoreYou might be stunned to know how long an electric guitar can last, provided you're willing to devote a little extra time to care and maintenance.
Read MoreIn 1986, the world watched in horror as the space shuttle Challenger exploded, and John Denver's personal connection to NASA inspired a heartfelt song.
Read MoreA metal band covering a classic rock tune? While sometimes it seems like a natural evolution, some seem like they're out of left field — but it works anyway.
Read MoreWith a cross-country trip before you — the wide fields and tall mountains of America — Denver's free-spirited music is the perfect soundtrack.
Read MoreFrom Heart's rousing "Heartless" to Bruce Springsteen's anthemic "Born to Run," here are five rock classics that almost didn't see the light of day.
Read MoreThese female rock stars, such as Cher and Joan Jett, got their start in groups, but they soon outgrew them and went on to legendary success as solo artists.
Read MoreA solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of the best riffs of the '70s.
Read MoreThe 60's produced many iconic songs, but some are truly masterpieces. Here are the songs of the '60s that are thought of as perfect by critics and music fans.
Read MoreBoomers have decades of amazing classic rock for their 'first crush' soundtrack, and these Beatles tunes are likely part of this core memory.
Read MoreChoosing between a hard or soft guitar case depends on the kind of life your instrument is going to live, but for the longest life, there's only one choice.
Read MoreFirst dates are memorable, and songs like "I Got You Babe," "God Only Knows," "Baby Love," are all golden oldies that may remind boomers of those feelings.
Read MoreIn the 1970s, artists like Alice Cooper, the Runaways, and the Ramones recorded songs that captured the frenetic, rebellious energy of a high school party.
Read MoreOn occasion, two vocalists came together and found a true creative spark, and it's from this collaboration that some of the best songs of the '70s were made.
Read MoreTucked among the many successful tracks that Cat Stevens released in the early 1970s is a hidden gem, a heartfelt song deserving of far more attention.
Read MoreThese five albums from Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Drop Nineteens, and more helped establish the conventions of the alternative-rock genre known as shoegaze.
Read MoreStevie Nicks's song "Edge of Seventeen" is well-loved, but the iconic songwriter has other songs like "Bella Donna" and "Stand Back" that are among her best.
Read MoreTaken by surprise on his 1976 honeymoon, Andy Gibb watched as his Bee Gees brother Barry Gibb dashed off a song for him, which soared to No. 1 for a month.
Read MoreBob Seger wrote a ballad after being inspired by a 1973 film, and many years later, Kenny Rogers teamed up with Sheena Easton to make a hit cover of the tune.
Read MoreThe Jackson 5 were on a roll when they scored their fourth No. 1 hit in a row in 1970. The same song hit No. 1 for a superstar 22 years later.
Read MoreBefore all the intimidating tutorials and complicated music theory, one question must be answered: What electric guitar should you buy?
Read MoreAfter watching an Arrows TV performance in the U.K., Joan Jett took their flop glam song and made a cover that screams '80s rock all the way to the present day.
Read MoreAfter the time and expense of getting an electric guitar and learning how to play it, proper maintenance and storage will ensure plenty more happy playing.
Read MoreFrom campfire sing-alongs to a Bob Dylan classic to a warm send-off by John Denver, these songs will transport boomers to those halcyon summer camp days.
Read MoreA very famous singer sang a duet with John Denver in 1975, but she wasn't credited. Still, the two had a musical connection, and it came through in the song.
Read MoreCat Stevens lyrical content varied, but on his 1972 album "Catch Bull at Four," he included a love song that was positively bursting with emotion.
Read MoreIn 1978, Kenny Rogers had a No. 1 hit with a song that's now a country classic. He recorded it after Johnny Cash, but many may not even know Cash's version.
Read MoreIn a surprising number of cases, beloved college hits from the '70s like "Free Bird" failed to reach No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart.
Read MoreFrom playing with one-stringed ukuleles to learning chords from a book, some of history's greatest rock stars skipped music class and went straight to playing.
Read MoreWhile some classic rock albums are among the most-bought in the long run, in the short term, they lost out on the Billboard 200 album chart to other artists.
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