Cars and music are woven into the fabric of American culture. Artists have sung about cars and the open road since the early 1900s, and, regardless of genre, cars — and trucks — still serve as musical ...

A late-1970s single quietly became a defining road-trip staple, blending sleek new wave style with an unmistakable sense of motion that still resonates nearly 50 years later.

We're nearing the end of summer, and it’s a fine time to contemplate the joy of the coming season. The automobile, on which many of us depend for our livelihoods, also tells a story about our culture, ...

Sometimes a band's biggest hit doesn't sound all that much like the rest of their other music. A perfect example? "Drive" by the Cars. Released as the third single from the group's 1984 album ...

Image Credit:Sue Thatcher / Shutterstock. America loves its muscle cars, hotrods, and sports cars, all the ones made in America, of course. From cruising to a car meet to sprints down the drag strip, ...

There's a reason classic rock leaned so hard into cars. A V8 engine and an open road made for a pretty reliable metaphor, and for decades, nobody writing these songs had to think about what an ...

If you were a teen or young adult in the 1960s, that was likely the decade in which you purchased your very first car. There’s something so nostalgic about one’s first car. And that nostalgia has less ...

When it comes to classic rock music, there is a lot of time given to the idea of freedom. About breaking off the shackles of this one-horse town or of this backwards era or of this hard day for the ...