Robin R. McElyea Drum, 60, of Jackson passed away Nov. 18, 2025. A memorial service will be held Dec. 18 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Robin R. McElyea Drum , 60, of ...

The 1960s offered a soundtrack for a decade of immense change, producing tunes that have managed to stick in our heads for decades. These songs are more than just oldies; they are cultural artifacts ...

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 ...

All that was missing was the beach and ocean waves as the sound of steel drums made the Catalina Foothills High School stadium feel like a tropical Caribbean night. More than 150 percussionists and ...

In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...

In need of a few nostalgic songs from the 60s to really transport yourself back to a simpler (and arguably better) time for music? The following four songs are great additions to any 60s essential ...

Turn up the volume as we dive into the decade that changed music forever! Join us as we count down the tracks that didn't just top charts, but revolutionized rock, soul, and counterculture. From ...

These one-hit wonders from the 60s really shocked me when I first looked at their chart data. I could have sworn these rock bands were bigger and more commercially successful than they actually were.

In the 60 years since Jamaica achieved its independence from England, on Aug. 6, 1962, the tiny Caribbean nation has created some of the world’s most influential musical styles, including ska, rock ...

Steel barrels have a range of applications within sectors such as perishable goods, pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, but how are they manufactured? In this FRAME feature, we explore how steel drums ...

TikTok often popularizes songs from music’s biggest and buzziest artists. But one of the most viral songs right now was recorded in 1961. More than six decades ago, singer Connie Francis recorded ...