Many of the great pop and rock songs of the 1950s and 1960s were successful because of their simplicity, combining basic chord changes with everyman lyrics and great melodies to say what needed to be ...

Brook Benton came up with the concept of Songs I Love To Sing while recovering in the hospital from an illness. He wanted to record an album of songs that in his estimation were among the best ever ...

Once exploring a career as a baseball player during the 1950s, Charley Pride eventually turned his attention to country music. Born in Sledge, Mississippi, the singer used his love for music to record ...

Brook Benton came up with the concept of Songs I Love To Sing while recovering in the hospital from an illness. He wanted to record an album of songs that in his estimation were among the best ever ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The smooth, raspy voice of legendary singer Brook Benton still lives on. His vocals are known worldwide, but his key was crafted in the choir in Camden, South Carolina.

The late Dallas singer and country pioneer worked on the album, a tribute to Brook Benton, in the mid-'80s. Sometimes buried treasures really do turn up in dusty storage rooms. A case in point: ...

Benton, who had made a name for himself as a singer-songwriter responsible for songs like “Rainy Day in Georgia,” “Endlessly,” and “It’s Just a Matter of Time,” had long been admired by Pride. “He had ...