The Miracles only hit #1 once during the entire time Smokey Robinson led the group. That was in 1970, when “The Tears Of A Clown,” which they’d recorded four years earlier, finally made its ascent.

The pre-Beatles era, 1960-1963, had some odd singles ascend to the number one position on the Billboard Magazine Pop Singles Chart. In retrospect, none may have been odder than “Calcutta” by Lawrence ...

When he died in 1993, Lawrence Welk was the second-richest entertainer in America. In order to acquire his wealth, Welk spent many years barely making a living while striving to become an appreciated ...