Getting his start playing in a variety of bands around his hometown of Ripley, Surrey, United Kingdom, Eric Clapton took centerstage no matter where he went. Following stints with the Yardbirds and ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd compared their future hit, "Sweet Home Alabama", to The Allman Brothers Band' first and only Top 10 success.

The Sting also won Academy Awards for Art Direction-Set Decoration (Henry Bumstead and James Payne), Costume Design (Edith Head), Directing (George Roy Hill), Film Editing (William Reynolds), Music – ...

It was a banner year for pop music in 1974 with artists such as the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, ...