Anyone who has ever seen the 1987 Vestron Motion Picture company’s film “Dirty Dancing” probably loved not only the movie but the amazing soundtrack as well. RCA Records released the original ...

Tammy Wynette first came to fame in the 1960s. Her amazing vocal powers and ability to wring every last drop of emotion from a song turned her into one of the most popular female country singers ...

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is well known for his critically acclaimed films. His style of filmmaking includes ensemble casts, non linear storylines, extended dialogs, pop culture, dark humor, and ...

Earle’s songwriting can be divided into two periods: before prison and after. Before he was forced to face the reality of his addiction, Earle seemed more concerned with making records that captured ...

Almost 30 years after its release, Forrest Gump remains as popular as ever. The heartwarming, tear-jerking tale of a man short on brains but big on heart won six Academy Awards, grossed over $678.2 ...

This is a particular version of the popular Smash Mouth song that was eventually released as a single from the movie, something that doesn’t really happen all that often. Murphy’s particular version ...

Jo Dee Messina’s debut single was the title track from her first album, and it reached number one on the Top 40 country charts. It also won a Grammy, and Jo Dee Messina received a nomination for an ...

Momentous things happen every year. For instance, 1968 saw the Tet Offensive, a military defeat but political victory for North Vietnam that proved pivotal in the Vietnam War. Other notable events ...

The 5th Dimension recorded several songs by hitmakers Burt Bacharach and Hal David over their career, including the lovely One Less Bell to Answer, which took them to number two on the Billboard Hot ...

Eydie Gorme was active from the early 1950s to the late 2000s. She came from a Sephardic Jewish background. As such, she spoke fluent Spanish, thus enabling her to perform pop and Latin pop. Sometimes ...

Written and released by Murphey in 1975, ‘Carolina in the pines’ talks about taking walks in the pines. This song has many interpretations, meaning it can suit different situations, from loneliness to ...

Even back in the 1980s, this was a popular song. It’s one of those songs that can mean a lot of different things to different people. That always makes a song more popular because it’s easier for each ...