Mentor Williams, the award-winning writer of “Drift Away,” the easygoing pop classic recorded by Dobie Gray in 1973, died Wednesday morning, according to the Taos News. A longtime resident of Taos, ...

Singer Dobie Gray, who had an enormous hit with 1973's "Drift Away," has died at age 71. Gray's personal website confirms the news. No cause of death was listed. According to Gray's site, he was born ...

The singer's country-soul hit was a radio staple for decades, even as recently as 2003 when Uncle Kracker covered the song and reached no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. On Dec. 6, the Detroit rocker ...

Dobie Gray’s classic rendering of Mentor Williams’ ‘Drift Away’ back in 1973 is pretty much the epitome of a hit song, top to bottom. It’s got that great little Stephen Stills-esque guitar lick in the ...

"Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll, and drift away." So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972 that, ...

On “Chevrolet,” Dustin Lynch explains how he doesn’t need much for everlasting happiness. Y’know, he simply requires a six-pack (beverage nonspecific), some Brooks & Dunn (let’s go with “Rock My World ...

Orville Peck is back with new music. He released the song "Drift Away" and a music video to accompany it Friday, along with his "Appaloosa" EP.

One of Worcester rapper Louie Gonz's great strengths as an artist is an ability to portray the demons that haunt all of our minds without either appearing weak or self-pitying. There's a plainspoken ...

ALBUQUERQUE — Mentor Williams, the award-winning songwriter behind the 1970s hit "Drift Away," which became a soulful rock n' roll anthem aired on radio stations for generations, has died in Taos, New ...

Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock ‘n’ roll / And drift away … So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972 that, ...