"The House Of The Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, either about a brothel or a prison.
Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger In Paradise" has muenster (cheese), not mustard, as commonly misheard in the line "medium rare with muenster'd be nice."
Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees on their 1967 tour, and it did not go well. The young, mostly female crowd shouted "Davy" when Hendrix sang the word "Lady" in "Foxy Lady" in honor of who they came to see: Monkees lead singer Davy Jones.
"Who Let The Dogs Out" won a Grammy. It took the award for Best Dance Recording in 2000.
"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" by Marvin Gaye was inspired by Jackie Gleason's saying, "How Sweet It Is!"
The TV show One Tree Hill got it's name from a song of the same name on U2's Joshua Tree album.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
How well do you know this shock-rock harbinger who's been publicly executed hundreds of times?