The empowering hit broke barriers, topped the charts and became one of the defining songs of the 1970s.

When I’m in the mood for some classic rock jams, these four songs from 1972 tend to make it to my playlist often. You might be in the same boat. These tracks are fantastic gems from classic rock ...

Sometimes, a musician or band will score a hit, only for that hit to reach its peak and virtually disappear from the airwaves in the following years. I feel like that’s the case for the following ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than five decades after its release, Deep Purple's “Smoke on the Water” (1972) still shakes speakers around the world. The ...

Elton John's rise to superstardom didn't happen overnight, but it reached a defining turning point with the release of "Crocodile Rock" in 1973. Long before his smash hits like "Rocket Man," ...

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More than five decades after its release, Deep Purple's “Smoke on the Water” (1972) still shakes speakers around the world. The legendary rock track was recently ranked among the best classic rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than five decades later, one song still has listeners singing along to every word —cementing its place as one of the most ...

More than five decades after its release, Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" (1972) still shakes speakers around the world. The legendary rock track was recently ranked among the best classic rock ...