Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1970, a song hit the airwaves that didn't just top the charts, it captured the spirit of a generation. "War," performed by ...

“War, I despise / ‘Cause it means destruction of innocent lives / War means tears to thousands of mothers’ eyes / When their sons go out to fight and lose their lives.” This song was originally ...

Edwin Starr, the soul singer who produced No. 1 Motown hits such as ” War, ” died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack, his manager said. He was 61. Mr. Starr, who lived in England, died at his home ...

The 1970s carried the momentum of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War’s final years, Watergate, economic turmoil, and second-wave feminism. Music did more than entertain during that decade. It ...

In 1970, a song hit the airwaves that didn't just top the charts, it captured the spirit of a generation. "War," performed by Edwin Starr, became a No. 1 smash hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ...