The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

Revisiting the story of Cordell Jackson, the Mississippi-born rockabilly songwriter who started her own record label - Moon Records - from her home in Memphis.

Most teen idols who sprang up during the birth of rock' n roll in the 1950s were flash-in-the-pan stars --remembered for a ...

"Our aim is to become that cultural cornerstone of the city." Leeds City Council said the new library would build on the work ...

From folk hero Woody Guthrie to a record-breaking Broadway star and a hot sauce magnate… the true story behind every musician ...

The Library of Michigan chooses books published the previous year that are about Michigan or the Great Lakes or are written ...

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...

The 19-year-old musician was drawn to New York by the promise of counterculture in a part of the city that's a-changin' ...

The Eastbourne Silver Band was founded in 1950 and, this year, celebrates its 75th year of making music in the town. In those ...

Turning 50 used to be challenging for movie stars in the 1950s as it signaled their time as a leading star was over, but that ...

In his new book, Taunton psychologist Keith Crochiere looks back on Roseland's heyday in the era of Prohibition, the ...

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the iconic Canadian rock group, The Band, passed away on January 21, 2025. He was ...