I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat” ...

Among all of John Denver's music, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" became his signature tune that he'll be forever tied to — but he has other great tunes.

Theodore Dreiser claimed "Back Home Again in Indiana" drew too much from the state song, composed by his brother, and he ...

In my family, if you were to ask my parents, I’m the one who “misbehaves.” My clothes are too nice. I spent too much on my car. And I go on too many vacations. However, my parents have given me ZERO ...

In 1978, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released the song “Listen to Her Heart.” The second single from the band’s sophomore album, You’re Gonna Get It, was a moderate hi ...

“Our story wasn’t unusual. Because the median house was within our financial reach, members of my generation were able to begin homeownership early in our careers and parlay the increased value of our ...

Paul McCartney has been making music with Ringo Starr ever since the classic Beatles lineup was solidified in 1962. But they’d never actually sang a duet together until McCartney began assembling his ...

Last summer, I sat on a Delta Air Lines plane for eight hours, listened to “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and said goodbye to a newfound home. After trading rural Ohio for the University of Michigan, I ...

The Franklin Institute will host “Don’t Try This at Home Day” on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., bringing a full lineup of high-energy science demonstrations to the museum for one day only.