The haunting song became the singer's only No. 1 hit and remains one of soft rock's defining songs.

Alan Gorrie, best known as the bassist and founding member of Average White Band, is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday.

Written by lead singer David Gates and released in June 1970, the song climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 22, 1970. It stayed at No. 1 for one week, but its impact ...

Remember summertime in the 70s? These soft rock songs from 1974, specifically, came to define summer for many Americans.

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A 1975 soft rock favorite about a mysterious woman became one of the era's most beloved radio hits, though its inspiration wasn't quite what listeners imagined.

The soft rock sound that emerged primarily from Southern California between 1976 and 1983 — retrospectively dubbed “yacht ...

The song became an international smash after its 1979 single release, transforming the band's breakthrough album into a ...

Released in 1976, "If You Leave Me Now" became the band's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, introducing a softer side ...

The timeless farewell ballad found a new generation of fans when it was transformed into a polished rock hit.

This victory lap of finger snappin’ Canadian rock was six decades in the making; I was more than happy to tag along on.

The romantic ballad spent eight weeks atop the charts and remains one of the defining soft rock hits of the 1970s.