Thanks to Eminem's song, the word "stan" was added to the Oxford American Dictionary in 2017. It means an obsessive fan.
"Just Dance" was Lady Gaga's first hit, and it also brought the techno-synth sound that had been popular in Europe for the previous decade to the United States.
Steely Dan's engineer, Roger Nichols, built one of the first drum machines, which they used on "Hey Nineteen."
Elton John didn't win a Grammy until 1986, when he got one for singing on "That's What Friends Are For."
Christina Aguilera did her "Beautiful" vocal in one take; the opening line, "Don't look at me," is something she said to her friend in the studio who was there to offer support.
Ian Anderson wrote "Aqualung" after looking at pictures of homeless men that his wife took. She got a co-writing credit on the song.
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.
The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
Was "Pearl" Eddie Vedder's grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam? Did Journey have a contest to name the group? And what does KISS stand for anyway?
