So in 1944, when Crosby hit No. 1 with a jaunty song called “San Fernando Valley,” it was no surprise that GIs heard it as a call to build their postwar lives in a new Eden out west.

Here’s the backstory to “Licorice Pizza Soundtrack.” The movie takes place in the San Fernando Valley in 1973, and tells the ...

In the 35 years since the Zappas’ song hit the airwaves and kicked off a nationwide craze, the landscape and demographics of the San Fernando Valley have changed, in some ways dramatically.

How winter classic ‘The Christmas Song’ was born in the sunny San Fernando ValleyThe young Tormé attributes the success of his father’s “The Christmas Song” to an initial recording ...

One of the most famous bands coming out of the San Fernando Valley is the powerful sister trio, HAIM. The girls performed as a pop group called Valli Girls in the early 2000s. Their music videos have ...

Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics.” • PHOTOS: James Tormé’s father, Mel Tormé, co-wrote “The Christmas Song” ...