Blast these songs out your front door when the trick-or-treaters are going by and you’ll have the least popular house on the black — and plenty of candy left over on November 1. Robert Johnson, ...

Closing out the set of four river-based murder ballads is none other than Chris Knight’s sprawling, 7-minute epic tells the harrowing journey of a man taking revenge for his brother’s murder. Easily ...

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Traditional ballads express emotions through down-tempo melodies and somber tones. While that can certainly be the vibe for some of our moodiest days, they don’t hit quite as hard as their anthemic ...

Discover the most popular songs from the 1960s that defined a generation. From The Beatles to Aretha Franklin, these hits shaped music history.

The Rolling Stones built their reputation by playing blue-blooded rock music. Yet many of their No. 1 hits were heartstring-tugging ballads. Here are some of The Rolling Stones’ best ballads from ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...