Steve Ripley grew up in Oklahoma graduating from Glencoe High School and Oklahoma State University. He went on to become a recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor.
"I really feel from the bottom of my heart that I am the inventor [of rock & roll]," Little Richard says. "If there was somebody else, I didn't know than, didn't hear them, haven’t heard them. Not even to this day. So I say I'm the architect."Terry O'Neill/Getty This s...
Elvis Presley changed music because he made Rock and Roll the new thing. He made songs as early as 21 years old. Everyone else around that time was singing country, jazz,and blues. He was not the inventor of Rock and Roll, but he brought it back to life. The most famous songs that...
UPDATE, writethru: There remains plenty of action at the international box office as we head into the dog days of summer and with fewer wide releases to come. Read More The History Of The Notorious Pet Rock (And The Inventor Who Became A Millionaire) In the history of fads and crazes...
Case in point: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had to posthumously allow one of the greatest keyboardists into their ridiculous club.Allowing bands like The Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Guns and Roses, and the Sex Pistols in ahead of so many worthy artists is a damned shame. It was a rare ...
On September 7, 1936, Charles Hardin Holley, later known as Buddy Holly, is born in Lubbock, Texas. The lanky, bespectacled musician would have an outsize influence on rock and roll that would far outlast his tragically shortened career. By 1956, Buddy H
Rock 'n' roll to satisfy your soul I'm gonna rock 'n' roll to satisfy your soul Always wanted to be the fireman Just to steer the hook and ladder from behind Then I thought I'd be a great inventor But I found it might be too hard on my mind ...
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Acknowledged as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992, he said in a brief speech, “They kicked me out…fuck them!” He entered the hall as a solo performer in 2009. Beck was born in Wallington, Surrey. He began playing guita...
Sex and drugs and rock and roll. Are very good indeed. -Ian Dury and the Blockheads and so is controversy, especially if you want ideas to spread! This all began when I was asked to give a SANS at Night talk. I looked at the list of other speakers and topics, and not only was ...
BILL HALEY: Saddlemen and Comets Posted on June 6, 2016 by Cosmic Dwellings by Tony G. Marshall My first taste of the rock n’ roll music of Bill Haley and His Comets came via the original opening theme of the nostalgic American comedy series, “Happy Days” (1974 – 1984) namely “...