Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love a Rainy Night” climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—becoming the biggest ...

After penning hits for artists like Elvis Presley and Ronnie Milsap, Eddie Rabbitt decided to switch to recording. He found success in that realm as well with rockabilly-tinged songs such as “Drivin’ ...

Like many successful performers, Eddie Rabbitt got his start as a songwriting. After penning tracks like Elvis Presley’s “Kentucky Rain” and Ronnie Milsap’s No. 1 hit “Pure Love”, Rabbitt inked a deal ...

Since the advent of commercial country music, Nashville has run as its own sealed-off, efficient machine -- a whole major local industry dedicated entirely to cranking out a specific kind of hit song.

Eddie Rabbitt grew up in East Orange, became a country music superstar in Nashville, but never stopped being a “Jersey Boy.” One of his lesser-known songs endures, nearly a quarter-century after his ...

The first time I heard the term “yacht rock” was in, of all things, a New York Times podcast based on “The 1619 Project.” The episode, part of an enterprise about the influence of African Americans on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago this week, a lively country tune about heartbreak and healing through music climbed to the top of the charts.

On this day in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love a Rainy Night” climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—becoming the biggest crossover hit of his career. But the song wasn’t new. In fact, it had been ...