On Sept. 18, 1973, drinking heavily, Parsons took a fatally high dose of morphine and died in that very room. When he arrived at the hospital early on Sept. 19, 1973, he was declared dead on arrival.

These classic rock songs from 1973 still make it to my regular rotation today, and you might also love these memorable hits, too.

In 1993, three of the biggest names in pop music history scored No. 1 songs. These are those three female artists.

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band turned Springsteen’s overlooked 1973 song Blinded by the Light into a global smash that reached No.

Before Madonna ruled pop music, her heart belonged to another genre that helped define her sound and launch her legendary career.