1986 No. 1 Rock Hit Voted ‘Greatest Song’ of the Decade, Became a Defining Working-Class Anthem

Both “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” belong on Bon Jovi’s 1986 album, Slippery When Wet, which was named ...

1990 Power Ballad Named No. 1 Hit Song Became a Timeless Anthem

His track, "Blaze of Glory" climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a major milestone in his career beyond Bon ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1971, John Denver Released This Official State Anthem of West Virginia (A Place He’d Never Been)

John Denver released "Take Me Home, Country Roads", an official state song of West Virginia, on April 12, 1971.