Most, who Jeff Beck once dubbed a "popcorn producer," was looking for an easily digestible hit song. The Animals wanted something different. "Everybody's going to try to out-rock Chuck," Animals ...

A song is written, and, if it’s special enough, it hangs around waiting for an artist to claim it, putting their indelible stamp on it so that all other versions are henceforth compared to that one ...

Nobody is quite sure how old "The House Of The Rising Sun" is. The song might refer to an old women's prison in Louisiana or to a brothel that was open in New Orleans in the 1860s and '70s, though ...

In 1962, Bob Dylan included a haunting traditional folk song called “House of the Risin’ Sun” on his self-titled debut album. Two years later, a British rock band transformed the song into an ...

The legendary blues song “The House of the Rising Sun” is one of those tunes with a murky origin story. Who wrote it? Was there a single person to do so? It’s unclear. But let’s dive into the history ...

Saturday marks the anniversary of several significant moments in music history. But Sept. 5 is especially a memorable date for one of the greatest rock bands of their generation. Today marks 80 years ...

The Animals performing at a 1964 concert in New York City. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ...