Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The Titanic wreckage was discovered. The ill-fated New Coke made its debut. So did ...

Rock fans and contemporaries are mourning the death of a musician who had his biggest hits in the 1980s. John Sykes, an English guitarist who was a member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, died after ...

Because of his reticence to take the spotlight, you won't find many instances of famed music producer Robert John Lange, more familiarly known by his nickname "Mutt," patting himself on the back. But ...