The popular music of the late 1950s was dominated by Italian singers from the urban northeast — though you might never guess it with a cursory glance at their names. Besides the uncontested star of ...

The Number Ones is a new column where I'll review every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

HOLLYWOOD -- Domenico Modugno's "Volare" was named the top record of 1958 Monday night at the first annual grammy awards dinner of the national academy of recording arts and sciences. "Volare" also ...

One-Hit Wonders have fascinated me throughout the years, not only the songs but books. “Gone With the Wind” and “Mr. Roberts” were both One-Hit Wonders that yielded great movies. Today’s subject is a ...