Celebrating Elvis in Red Bank and Atlantic City, and more things to do at the Shore
Mike Albert, known as “The World’s Finest Elvis Impressionist,” performs Saturday at the Basie. Scot Bruce plays young Elvis ...
Review: A look at the trailblazing musicians who came ‘Before Elvis’
Music is the most cannibalistic creative endeavor, with musicians not only drawing inspiration from predecessors and contemporaries, but often imitating specific techniques, stealing catchy riffs or ...
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5 fantastic 1950s rock & roll songs from female artists
The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.
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5 Groundbreaking Songs Recorded at Sun Studio
Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service. His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio, ...
Young Phoenix rockabilly trio is rocking this town like 1957 never ended
The Joeys cover Elvis Presley on "Sonoran Dreams," a new album that rocks with a Duane Eddy twang. And their guitarist isn't ...
“He did not have to move a finger”: The one musician Bob Dylan said nobody could match
Bob Dylan has often proved a divisive live act, but the folk hero had his own ideas about the greatest live act of all time, coming in the form of Howlin' Wolf.
Five artists who left their mark on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
The Ed Sullivan Show was watched weekly by millions and was one of the most important cultural institutions of its time, but rock controversy was never far away ...