A powerful country song that captured the tensions of its time climbed to the top of the charts on this day in 1970. Merle ...

He helped shape one of the most recognizable grooves of the 1970s.

In 1983, U2 solidified their reputation as a “political band” with the release of War. While the album tackled some of the world’s most pressing issues, it became the band’s first U.K. No. 1 and ...