Billy Joel scored his only No. 1 hit in the U.K. with "Uptown Girl", a song he wrote as a "joke" at his own expense about his dating history.

*This, in part, is the story of Jay and the Americans, but it is much more than that. It is about the history of street music. Music is one of the only methods by which we mere mortals can truly time ...

Traveling to the Wildwoods is like going back in time. Neon reigns supreme, angled roofs are everywhere and there are a plethora of plastic palm trees. While it may be 2023 everywhere else, in the ...

It’s easy to see why Bill Reicher of Butler wants to keep the tradition of doo-wop music alive. Reicher has certainly done his part over the years to popularize it, having performed at Madison Square ...

The Wildwoods is known for its wide beaches, lively boardwalk and being a haven for "Doo Wop" fans. Once on the island, it is hard to miss this funky, colorful architecture synonymous with the ...

Like doo-wop, the earliest era of rap was full of groups and ensembles, many with numbers in their name, who were known for routines in which they passed lyrics between each member and often broke out ...

Burnt Weeny Sandwich’ 1970 was a red-letter year for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. After five albums on the Verve ...

WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The "Doo Wop Experience Museum" brings a blast from the past at the jersey shore. There, neon lights exude from old-fashioned signs they have hanging. The goal is to ...

Vicky Tafoya was not born when rockabilly and doo-wop had their original heyday in the '50s and '60s. But she was part of the '90s revival in SoCal and remained central as it later morphed into a more ...

Wawa is moving ahead with plans to build another retro store in Wildwood, and this one will pay homage to the doo-wop architecture that became a motif of the barrier island's motels in the 1960s. In ...

Doechii was able to perform with her "hero" over the weekend. On Saturday, March 9, the "Anxiety" musician, 26, joined Lauryn Hill onstage at the Miami festival Jazz in the Gardens to perform the ...