The 1970s saw country music crossing into mainstream pop charts, broadening its appeal. Artists like Glen Campbell and John Denver achieved success with hits that resonated across genres.

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

Frankie Avalon- Venus (#46): The original, from 1959, was Avalon's best song, and was recorded in nice stereo. This is an ...

The Gallo Center for the Arts offers a 1970s music reunion with Atlanta Rhythm Section, Firefall and Walter Egan. The tale of “Hansel and Gretel” becomes an opera at the State Theatre.