Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” was a cover of a song in a different genre. A member of Nazareth said his band’s “Love Hurts” was the first rock ballad. That claim makes no sense. One of the most famous ...

Dan McCafferty, lead singer of the hard rock band Nazareth, known for such ’70s hits as “Love Hurts” and “Hair of the Dog,” died Tuesday at age 76. No cause of death was immediately given, although he ...

His Scottish band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak. By Alex Traub Dan McCafferty, who as the frontman of the Scottish ...

Dan McCafferty, the power-voiced founding frontman of Scottish rock band Nazareth, who sang lead on its Top 10 U.S. hit “Love Hurts,” FM staple “Hair of the Dog” and five Top 15 UK hits, died Tuesday.