Original Features

He was backed at the time by none other than Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Here are the essentials from a brief but record-smashing run of seven studio projects.

Some remain A-list celebrities, while others have ventured in very different directions.

Musicianship and technique matter, of course - but so does attitude.

A quip from his Auntie Lil helped inspire the No. 1 hit.

In addition to her own decorated career, her talent can be heard on a number of other releases.

These bands are loud, anthemic and can electrify the masses.

Hard rock, soul, live albums and greatest hits all mingled atop the charts in this eclectic year.

One band isn't in even after being nominated 11 times.

Even after the Fab Four split up, their studio space was consistently utilized.

Here are 10 facts about 'Foreign Tongues,' which arrives this summer.

Was there a better run of albums in the '70s than Stevie Wonder's string of classics?