Like Smiley Lewis, Dale Hawkins was born ... Next time, we’ll look at a different collection of great music from the late ...

From Jimi Hendrix to Merzbow, artist-made music with distortion has become increasingly widespread over the past half-century ...

Nothing makes you want to drown your sorrows quite like the next fresh wound in an ... Williams, the country and western music legend also known as The Hillbilly Shakespeare, penned it after ...

In 1949, to promote the socialist-realist trend, the authorities banned any non-Polish and non-Soviet music from the radio. The regulation lasted until the mid-1950s meaning that even bland tunes like ...

Elvis Presley quickly became the defining star of the first rock and roll boom, but R&B legend Ray Charles was never convinced by the title of 'The King'.

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The 1950s were a memorable decade, marked by Elvis Presley topping the charts, legends like John Lennon and Van Morrison emerging in music, and the rise of fashion staples like the iconic pencil ...