Lynyrd Skynyrd’s anthemic “Sweet Home Alabama” was released 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. It was the band’s highest-charting song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and went on to become a ...

Very few Americans would have trouble recognizing the opening notes of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic anthem, “Sweet Home Alabama.” And when they do recognize it, they typically “turn it up,” as the singer ...

Abba's "Waterloo" was released in March 1974 as the first single off their second album of the same name. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 for Sweden, and put Abba on the map. It was ...

Anyone who learned to play the guitar in the 70s was likely inspired to do so by these killer rock songs from 1974.

From classic country tunes to new country hits and plenty of songs in-between, Alabama has gotten plenty of musical shout-outs over the years. So with that in mind, our friends over at This is Alabama ...