Pretty much since the beginning of the genre, rock and roll songwriters have been using their lifestyle as a topic. In most cases, they refer to the perks of being in the middle of the music world.

However, writing the 1973 classic from the album of the same name was a slightly challenging experience, as drummer Simon Kirke told Uncle Joe Benson on the Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show. It ...

When the quartet’s debut album, “Bad Company,” was released 50 years ago this month, the eight songs projected a new, distilled approach to hard rock. Lyrics were simple, recording gimmicks were ...

The song came together in just 45 minutes at Brian Howe’s house in Fort Myers Beach. “It happened so fast,” says Texas producer Brooks Paschal. “I don’t even remember him struggling to write the ...