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

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'.

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 ...

Singer Patsy Cline helped create the Nashville sound, a crossover between country and pop, in the 1950s and 1960s ... while others came from institutions like the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music ...