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Hilda Koronel and the freedom to return

A room still pauses when Hilda Koronel arrives. Not because she asks it to. Not because she performs for it. But because unmistakable talent like hers, long woven into the history of Philippine cinema ...

1976 'Happy Days' Theme Became a Top 5 Hit — And It Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be a Single

Released in March 1976, the “Happy Days” theme hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of that year. It also ranked at No.

1976 No. 1 Hit Was a Bruce Springtseen Cover Song — and He Absolutely Hated It

But Manfred Mann’s version of the song became a much bigger hit than Springsteen’s. The English-based rock group released ...

Despite This Classic Horror Film’s $50 Million Box Office Success, the 1976 Rock Song It Inspired Was a Flop

The unexpected connection between a horror film and a punk rock song that failed to capture mainstream success, despite the ...

1976: When Isley Brothers and Stevie Wonder changed American music forever

Fifty years ago “Harvest for the World” and “Songs in the Key of Life” album didn’t just define Black music — they reshaped ...