That’s according to Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, as they warble on their 1958 jazz classic, “Summertime.” The song captures the very essence of the season — warm and enchanting. Every year, ...

Nothing captures the carefree spirit of the season quite like this tune! With its laid-back energy and nostalgic lyrics, the country anthem is the perfect soundtrack for sunny days, warm nights, and ...

The official start of the summer season is just around the corner, and nothing goes together quite as well as country music and summer songs. Country has plenty of fun, upbeat summer songs that ...

The best country summer songs are made for taking stress away. Vacation songs, beach songs, roadtrip songs and tailgate songs make up this ultimate summertime playlist. Who do you think has the best ...

Summer is here. Hello to longer days frolicking in the sun, enjoying the outdoors, and taking a much-needed break from the regular routines of adulthood. To me, nothing ushers in the summer like a ...

Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the summer anchor us in a time and place. You ...

Finding a good Van Halen summer song is about as difficult as finding sand on the beach. The group got their start backyard parties in and around perpetually sunny Los Angeles, and remained the living ...

Days spent on the sand are finally here, but your packing list isn’t complete without the best summer songs to set the mood. The thing is beach songs can sound like anything you want. Ukuleles and ...

When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn ...

“I love that song. It’s like the hit of the summer. When they play that jam, I’m jamming.” It’s an unofficial distinction (well, Billboard has an official chart for it now) that annually carries some ...

It's hard to think of a more quintessentially summertime subgenre than '80s hard rock. Colloquially known as glam metal (or, more derisively, the dreaded "hair metal"), these songs celebrate life's ...