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Risque Rock N Roll: Naughty Numbers
Rock musicians don't have the corner of risque songs; their jazz forbears had the corner on that. But they took plenty of inspiration.
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Rock musicians don't have the corner of risque songs; their jazz forbears had the corner on that. But they took plenty of inspiration.

Tony Orlando & Dawn were everywhere in the 70s, from radio to TV. Their blend of harmony and cheeky wit was just what the decade needed.

Nile Rodgers has been intertwined with some of the biggest hits of the last 40 years. How did it happen? And what if he hadn't taken them on?

As a member of The Monkees, Micky Dolenz always had an ear for hits. So his latest run at the music of R.E.M. isn't so surprising.

You know the hits of Hall & Oates. Now get to know less well-known albums such as "Beauty on a Back Street," "Bigger Than Both of Us," and "Along the Red Ledge."