In the 1970s, popular music was getting a little … well, weird. Rock and roll was arguably at its peak. Disco and rap music were coming into fashion, as was punk. Suddenly genres were splintering out ...

The song’s lyrics were written for a crush in 1946 and the music followed 20 years later. After “Merry Christmas Darling” was released by the Carpenters in November 1970, the love song topped ...

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas — Christmas 1975. “A Soulful Christmas: A Groovy Musical Revue,” by Norfolk native and Broadway veteran Anthony Wayne, is playing Dec. 16 through 19 at ...