Whether you're a California native, a transplant, or simply dream of living there, the world of music offers no shortage of tunes written in tribute to the Golden State. These songs span a wide range ...

The song, “Hotel California,” became one of rock’s most indelible singles. And nearly a half-century later, those handwritten pages of lyrics-in-the-making have become the center of an unusual ...

It can’t be easy to sum up Southern California in a song. But that hasn’t stopped songwriters from trying to make sense of the West Coast scene in just a few minutes’ time. Naturally, some of the best ...