The important thing about the concert held in the Norfolk, Va., municipal auditorium in September 1955 wasn’t so much who was onstage — a pretty boy named Elvis Presley — but who was in the audience: ...
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released "Be-Bop-A-Lula" today, June 5, in 1956. 47 years ago today, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released the rockabilly classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula" on the Capitol ...
The six-string stunt man Jeff Beck is generally considered the guitarist's guitarist, which I suppose makes "Galloping" Cliff Gallup the guitarist's guitarist's guitarist, judging by the enthusiasm ...
At age 17, he dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. When he was 20, he shattered his left leg in what he said was a motorcycle crash, although there are alternate accounts of how ...
On Sunday, April 8, pop music critic John Soeder previews the new exhibit, "Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip," opening at the Rock Hall. On Friday, April 13, Friday magazine will feature an ...