In 1974, a tragedy-inspired pop song beat a rival band to the top spot on the Billboard charts, causing a commotion with its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tragedy songs were commonplace in the early to mid-1970s. Who can forget Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods’ war-themed song, “Billy ...

Fifty years ago, David Geddes was riding high on the success of his breakout hit, “Run Joey Run.” The soft rock singer peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard charts by early October 1975, right under hits ...

The last thought on anybody's mind who was running from flying bullets the day of the courthouse shooting was that the whole event would spawn a music and literary bonanza. But that's what happened.

Tragedy songs were commonplace in the early to mid-1970s. Who can forget Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods’ war-themed song, “Billy Don’t Be a Hero,” and David Geddes’teen tragedy hit “Run Joey Run?” The ...