This week 48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968; the London Bridge was sold to a U.S. oil company, and was later erected in Arizona; “2001: A Space Odyssey ...

This week 47 years ago, the television series “60 Minutes” premiered on CBS; the Tet Offensive ended in South Vietnam; Janis Joplin announced she was leaving her band, Big Brother and t… ...

Like the Byrds' 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' (see No. 6 on our list of the Top 10 Albums of 1968), the Band's debut record took an entirely different path from 1967's candy-colored psych-rock explosion.

Top 50 Love Songs of All Time. Songs have been written about every topic imaginable, ... (1968) Alpert sang this Burt Bacharach/Hal David song to his wife on the beach in Malibu on a CBS special.

According to Songfacts, 'Congratulations' is the longest single-word title to top the UK charts and is also the longest (legitimate) word to appear in the title of a UK chart-topper.

'Congratulations' did not win the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, but it's better known than most that did. The song was hot favourite to win the contest in London, but was pipped at the post by 'La ...

Furthermore, in 2021, Rolling Stone created the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. “Wichita Lineman” came in right at the middle of the pack, as Rolling Stone ranked the song at No. 206.

LAKELAND — David Brimer was born 18 years after the Beatles scored a No. 1 hit with “Hey Jude,” Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” reached the top of the charts and Steppenwolf led ...