When a 21-year-old Elvis Presley stepped up to the microphone in 1956 to record his version of the gritty blues track "Hound Dog," nobody could have predicted that the song would spend a ...
On July 13, 1956, RCA Victor released Elvis Presley’s hit song Hound Dog. It blended rhythm and blues (R&B) with rockabilly and country music. This fusion helped reshape American popular music.
Boston-based GA-20, one of today’s most popular blues trios, taps blues royalty, harmonica virtuoso and vocalist Charlie ...
They don’t make R&B like they used to in the 90s, which is hailed as a golden age for modern rhythm and blues.
The King made it a rock ’n’ roll classic, but Big Mama Thornton’s original blues anthem was all sex and swagger ...
At Kansas, the Dipper's focus was not on the classroom. Discus thrower Al Oerter, winner of gold medals for four consecutive ...
Thursday is the milestone 70th anniversary of a music icon recording two of his signature songs that would top the Billboard ...
The Love Dogs, a Boston-based jump blues band, will perform at the 9th Annual Jazz+ Live concert in Worcester. Founded 32 years ago by Eddie Scheer, the band specializes in a mix of jump blues, New ...
Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording behind Ashley Cooke's "Baby Blues." By Tom Roland Hangovers suck. But skipping work over a hangover isn’t cool, either. In fact, ...
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