19+ hour, 35+ min ago   (435+ words) Springsteen said he was encouraged to create the album by a stranger. Soon after the attacks, a fan in an adjacent car rolled down his window and told the singer-songwriter, “We need you now.” So Springsteen got to work. The…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (384+ words) We are going to take a trip to Cuba via Miami for this week’s reason to smile. That’s because we are celebrating Cuban-American superstar Gloria Estefan’s 69th birthday. September 1 is not only the day of her birth, it is also the…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (264+ words) Neil Diamond’s name has become synonymous with feel-good easy rock. It all began one hot August night. Well, ten, actually. In August 1972, Diamond headlined ten sold-out shows at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. One of those performances, 54 years ago…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (342+ words) Twenty-nine years ago this month, more than a million people gathered in New York’s Central Park for a free concert. Few people thought a country singer could bring out a big New York City crowd, but when that country singer…...