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 ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

It was 2004 when singer/actor Shawn Barker sent in his video audition tape to the producers of a new jukebox musical. Part concert and part biography, The Million Dollar Quartet would present a ...

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.

I was by myself during this pilgrimage — a choice word, for there is something vaguely spiritual ... an Elvis song, each time I think about Memphis — made me consider all that Presley meant ...

ELVIS PRESLEY, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll ... Christian legacy is through his creations that speak directly of God: his gospel recordings. “When he was performing these songs,” Mr Macias says, “he was ...

This book considers the influence on Elvis Presley of Black musicians, especially the gospel and R. & B. pioneers of the ...

The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.

Four world class Elvis Tribute Artists recently took the stage in turn at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, covering all the ...

Elvis Presley would be flying high as the king ... most notably taking her on a "spiritual journey" when she penned a tribute to him hours after his shock passing. Carol, who enjoyed a nine ...