Let's hear it for the band. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has decided to induct six bands whose high-profile leaders previously made it into the hall individually, in recognition of the critical role those musicians played in the history of pop music.

As a singer, his hit "Money (That's What I Want)" provided songwriter Barry Gordy with the seed money to start Motown Records. As a songwriter, Strong wrote with Norman Whitfield such essential cuts as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Papa Was a...

Drummer Hal Blaine, as one of Los Angekles' famous "Wrecking Crew" of studio musicians, played on an amazing 150 top-ten national hit records during the 1960's and 1970's. This week Joel Najman's My Place program presents the second in a series of...

Brian Wilson 'hopes you like his music' STORY HIGHLIGHTS Brian Wilson's life illustrative of talent, passion, determination: creative genius Beach Boys co-founder established "instantly recognizable" sound Plans and life ran aground after aborted...

These were recorded as B-sides of Philles singles, assuring the vocal A-sides got all the attention. The musicians, all regulars on Mr. Spector's sessions, were the famed '60s group of Hollywood studio players known as the Wrecking Crew. Among them:...

Tork had little involvement in Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn And Jones, Ltd, when Tork is on almost every track on that album. He also claims that Jones appeared in Coronation Street only after moving to London, when in fact Coronation Street is filmed in...