HOLLYWOOD -- In 1970, singer Freda Payne had a major hit with the song, "Band of Gold." Now, 51 years later, she is celebrating a new album. "You know what I get? 'That was the first 45 I ever bought.

If there was an American Music Hall of Fame, the Detroit-born group The Supremes would be in it, hailed as the Queens of Motown. As it is, the group is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in ...

Some people can sing along to catchy songs and never give too much thought to what’s going on with the lyrics. And others like to pick apart the words to find out what’s going on with the story of the ...

Pop music fans who only know singer Freda Payne from her 1970 smash record "Band of Gold" — about a wedding night gone bad — might not realize she has a jazzy side as well. When Payne was performing ...