Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” was a cover of a song in a different genre. A member of Nazareth said his band’s “Love Hurts” was the first rock ballad. That claim makes no sense. One of the most famous ...

Before Nazareth had a hit with their Hair of the Dog title track, the Scottish rockers reached the top 10 internationally with “Love Hurts.” The cover of the Everly Brothers‘ 1960 song, “Love Hurts” ...

Dan McCafferty, lead singer of the hard rock band Nazareth, known for such ’70s hits as “Love Hurts” and “Hair of the Dog,” died Tuesday at age 76. No cause of death was immediately given, although he ...

Many people want to know who first wrote Love Hurts and enjoy hearing different versions by artists like Nazareth and the Everly Brothers. The song was originally written by Boudleaux Bryant. The ...

Dan McCafferty, who as the frontman of Scottish rock band Nazareth scored an international hit in the mid-1970s with the ballad "Love Hurts," died last Tuesday. He was 76. The band announced his death ...

Dan McCafferty, who as the frontman of Scottish rock band Nazareth scored an international hit in the mid-1970s with the ballad “Love Hurts,” died Nov. 8. He was 76. The band announced his death ...