Laura Nyro’s solo work never quite hit home with the mainstream. Yet many of her songs hit big via covers by other artists. Interpretations of her idiosyncratic originals cut through the pop clutter ...

The first episode of American Top 40 pulled its playlist from the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 11. That week, Three Dog Night’s “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” topped the Hot 100, giving them their first ...