While working with that latter band, Durden started to put together the lyrics for what would become “Heartbreak Hotel”. Durden drew inspiration from a newspaper story of a man’s suicide note, namely ...
Dolly Parton was already a celebrated voice in country music before recording a song made famous by Elvis Presley. Released ...
was a time on the edge of a changed world, and the song that held the number one spot for the longest that year was no ...
Today, 70 years after that fateful opening performance for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly remains a rock and roll pioneer whose ...
There’s a certain magic to pressing play on a cassette. That quiet mechanical click. The hum of the spools spinning. The warm ...
This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on July 3, 1981. EAST RUTHERFORD – Approximately three hours into his ...
"The Big Beat" consists of interviews conducted with 14 of the rock music's greatest drummers, including Ringo Star, Charlie ...
Formula 1 was excited to announce the new pre race show and for the race in Austin it will feature Texas native Drake ...
Country music is rich with history, and that history comes with an occasional ghost or two. Several songs in the genre are ...
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Today in Music History for Oct. 17: In 1948, Montreal's "Pro Musica Society" presented its first chamber music concert, featuring the Stuyvesant String Quartet and clarinetist Clark Brody. The society ...
As I've been immersing myself in Elvis Presley recordings lately, including every recorded bit of his famed 1968 TV special, ...