After Orbison finished writing the song, he went into a room in his house, sat on the bed, said a prayer, and cried tears of joy.

Cecil Brower, who brought classical jazz violin to Western swing, died unexpectedly on this day in 1965. He was 50 years old.

Lennon quit The Beatles later that year, but agreed not to inform the media while his bandmates were still renegotiating their recording contract. He was outraged when McCartney then publicised his ...