California seems to be a popular choice as a song inspiration, but which are the most popular songs about California? We searched for every California song there was and selected the most timeless ...

Get into the sunny, beachy Christmas spirit. By Soumya Karlamangla Members of the Burlesque Band of San Francisco performed at Union Square this month.Credit...Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle ...

Whether you're a California native, a transplant, or simply dream of living there, the world of music offers no shortage of tunes written in tribute to the Golden State. These songs span a wide range ...

"California," the debut single from Big & Rich's Did It for the Party album, was written by John Rich, along with two of his favorite co-writers, Vicky McGehee and Rodney Clawson. The tune, a twist on ...

Our playlist dedicated to the Golden State continues to grow. By Soumya Karlamangla For several months now, we’ve been regularly adding songs to our California playlist, and the eclectic collection ...

Like postcards that wished you were here, the song titles are as alluring as the full-color covers of the sheet music they adorn, each a melodic tale of the Southern California of the imagination: ...

Of the seven musicians who cycled through the Eagles‘ lineup during the 1970s, only two—Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit—were California natives. The rest were carpetbaggers, lured west from places ...

Hotel California isn’t just the second-best-selling album of the 1970s, trailing Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon by a million copies. It’s one of the best-selling records in history. Featuring ...

Paradise City was a song written by Guns N’Roses after a successful gig in San Francisco. The song featured on their debut album and peaked at the 5 th position of the charts. The lyrics “Take Me Down ...