The 1960s was a decade of extreme cultural change, and its music captured every bit of the turbulence, hope, rebellion, and reinvention that defined the era. The unforgettable music of the ’60s became ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I grew up with older relatives who constantly reminisced ...

For some reason, it feels like the artists who become one-hit wonders wouldn’t also be the type who’d want to collaborate with others. Instead, there is a sense that these types of songwriters are ...

From 1958 to 1964, she was the most popular female singer in the United States, selling 40 million records with tunes like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Where the Boys Are.” Connie Francis in 1958, at the ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...