Richard Sterban toured with Elvis as a member of vocal group JD Sumner and the Stamps, before achieving country music fame ...
David Lynch worked with a rock star he likened to Elvis Presley and an "egg-born offspring of collective humanity." ...
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 ...
Neither snow nor sleet nor frigid temperatures could keep fans from celebrating the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll at the end of a week commemorating Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday. Though Graceland ...
The popularity of Elvis songs at funerals is a marker of some kind of spiritual impact. But perhaps the best way to understand his Christian legacy is through his creations that speak directly of God: ...
Elvis Presley scores a hit album on Billboard's rock, country, Christian, and classical charts at the same time—as well as the Billboard 200.
But there weren’t a whole lot of rock & rollers. Connie Francis and the Chordettes would dip their toes into rock but never ...
Elvis Presley's single, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released by RCA Records, Frank Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall ...
“Even as I’m up there proclaiming the Gospel, I’m watching the people ... who began playing Elvis’ music in high school and performing professionally in college. Although he attended ...
There's a riot going on in Questlove's follow-up to his Oscar-winning concert doc Summer of Soul, not least in the wardrobe ...
This book considers the influence on Elvis Presley of Black musicians, especially the gospel and R ... highlights the artists who originated the songs and invented the techniques with which ...