Dive deeper into the songs, artists, and moments that continue to shape music.
CIRCA 1966: Bruce Johnston (right) and Carl Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" perform onstage in striped shirts with Fender electric guitars in circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
John Lennon – THE DICK CAVETT SHOW – Behind-the-Scenes Coverage – Airdate: September 12, 1971. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Kyu Sakamoto. (1941-1985) Japanese singer, best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Aruko" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. (Photo by Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Actor, singer, songwriter, musician, Kris Kristofferson wearing a white T shirt, jeans and boots, holding a Budweiser beer, sheet music and an acoustic twelve string guitar with posters and album covers on the wall in the office of Combine Studios in Nashville, Tennessee in 1970. (Photo by Al Clayton/Getty Images).
(Original Caption) United Press photo by staff photographer Stewart Sawyer, made in Hollywood, may throw some light on the wildest exponent of rock and roll. Here is Elvis Presley, a man who never took a singing lesson in his life, yet managed to make a record ("Heartbreak Hotel") which sold more than a million copies after just a few weeks on the market. His later hits have firmly established him a top musical star — but observers along Broadway and at Hollywood and Vine are still scratching their heads, baffled by it all. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
CANADA – JUNE 01: A smoothly professional artist; is Peter Goddard's description of country singer Loretta Lynn; who gave two concerts with Sonny James; Nat Stuckey and Johnny Russell at Massey Hall Saturday night. Yet only 2;400 attended. (Photo by Jeff Goode/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
