Although February is the shortest calendar month of the year, it has served as one of the most significant months for momentous musical events — both happy and sad. On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane crash near ...

From the column: "Sadly, Holly’s voice had been stilled all too soon. At least his physical voice had. In a larger sense, though, it continued — and grew." File photo / This is a copy of a poster for ...

But one of the problems several (many?) acts faced while performing on The Ed Sullivan Show, which garnered giant audiences, was that the show’s producers asked its bands to change lyrics so as not to ...