A lot of hit songs have originated in Texas, Arkansas and Alabama plus other states – but I've never heard of a hit song originating in New Jersey – with one exception. I've also never heard of a hit ...

Connie Francis’ “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” may be the cheeriest-sounding song ever recorded about unrequited love. The peppy toe-tapper made history in June 1960, becoming the first song by a ...

Ken Williams, the songwriter who transitioned from singing with his U.S. Air Force group in the 1960s to becoming a sought-after R&B songwriter, writing hits for artists like The Four Tops and Peaches ...