Pre-rock and roll, mid-1950s, the instrumentals ruled the charts. I could rattle off a list that only those of you who go back further than me would remember. Then from 1958 through 1982, each year, ...

It’d be reasonable to assume that there was nothing more to give, that every tape vault everywhere had already been scoured. The download-only tracks which appeared last decade under the banner ...

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DEAR JERRY: All listings of the vinyl era's top singles are mostly vocals, with just a smattering of instrumentals. What are the best-selling instrumental records from this period. --Gary Resnick, ...