Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Kim Carnes' chart-topping hit has an extensive history.

The 82-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits like What the World Needs Now Is Love, reflects on a storied career filled with highs and lows Say the name Jackie DeShannon and two things spring to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 19—These days with female artists such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé ruling the charts with every new release and with women ...

There are some songs that just seem to turn up the brightness in the world for the time that they’re playing. Jackie DeShannon’s 1969 song “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” certainly fits that ...

While best known for the pop hit “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” Jackie DeShannon should be regarded today as an innovator and a musical game-changer, rather than simply a singer/songwriter. She ...

On Thursday, singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon will be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. One of the first female rock 'n' roll songwriters, DeShannon penned the classics "Put a Little Love ...

Jackie DeShannon's recording of "Put A Little Love in Your Heart," has endured for decades since its release in 1969. But to the esteemed singer/songwriter, the record captured the second best vocal ...

Page first started working as a session musician in 1963 when he was 19 years old. The guitarist reportedly worked five days a week, the most one could work as a session musician. According to Led ...

Hit songwriter Jackie DeShannon knew something special had happened with her song "Bette Davis Eyes" when she was approached in a retail store by Jack Nicholson who complemented her on it. Not long ...

Kentuckian Jackie DeShannon's career is as vital to teenage Americans' acceptance of rock 'n' roll as it is to the mainstreaming of torch songs into pop music in an era after the standards in the ...