Bob Dylan Once Said This Iconic ‘60s Singer ‘Transcended All the Genres’

Marc Maron interviewed former president Barack Obama on the 1,686th and final episode of his pioneering “WTF” podcast. Obama ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Was at No. 1 With a Song That Would Be at the Center of a Landmark Federal Lawsuit

Sixty-one years ago today, Roy Orbison was atop the UK Singles Chart with a song that would change US law forever.
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On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Went No. 1 With a Song That Resulted in a Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Music Forever

On this day (September 26) in 1964, Roy Orbison topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song knocked “The House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals out of the top spot and held it for ...