1974 Tragedy-Inspired Pop Song Beat a Rival Band to No. 1

In 1974, a tragedy-inspired pop song beat a rival band to the top spot on the Billboard charts, causing a commotion with its ...

1974 Hit Ranked Among Best ‘Country Rock Songs’ Became a Breakup Anthem

Unbeknownst to the group at the time, the Eagles would create a breakup anthem with their iconic 1974 classic.
Variety

Bob Dylan’s 1974 Tour With the Band to Be Commemorated With 27-Disc Boxed Set

To herald the coming of the boxed set, the label issued a previously unreleased performance of “Forever Young” on Tuesday, taken from an afternoon show in Seattle on Feb. 9, 1974. (Several of the sets ...
The Columbian

How do 1974’s No. 1 albums hold up after a half-century?

What a strange year 1974 was in pop music. A total of 23 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. And sure, there were some expected presences: Paul McCartney and John Lennon both ...
FOX8 Cleveland

AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia kills 32 and levels half the city

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. XENIA, Ohio (AP) — On April 3, 1974, a ...
New York Post

1974 proved to be major inflection point in Yankees history

It’s not surprising that there will be no testimonials for the 1974 Yankees this year. When you are a franchise that’s won 27 championships, that’s been in 40 World Series — that’s one out of every ...
Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers' 1974 draft class still the gold standard

Accepted protocol in the wedding industry is to commemorate a 50th anniversary with a gift of gold, and within the business of professional football that same span of time can represent the gold ...