The prolific Haggard, who once released eight albums in a three-year period, is an icon of country conservatism thanks to his hippie-baiting classic "Okie From Muskogee." Yet, his music directly influenced rock touchstones like the Grateful Dead's Workingman's Dead and the Rolling Stones' ...
While performing his version of Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog" on "The Milton Berle Show," Presley swung his guitar aside and gyrated his pelvis before a legion of screaming fans. As overblown the scandal might seem in retrospect, his rebellious gesture and its adjoining shockwave were ...
Exalted titles such asLet It BleedandExile On Main Sthave bolsteredThe Rolling Stones’ standing as one of rock’s most seminal acts, but they’ve released a few albums that have baffled fans and critics alike. Hindsight is a great leveler, of course, but even in the cold light of day...
Free Essay: HOW THE ROLLING STONES BECAME Paint it Black, Wild horse, Angie , Brown sugar, Miss you, these are only a few of the many songs that the Rolling...
In March 1971, everything was in place for the release ofThe Rolling Stones‘Sticky Fingersthe following month. So why did they go on tour in that month? Bands have often toured in support of their albums, either starting a tour shortly after the release of a record or making their new...
Times, “Jagger might be the last of the great white pop entertainers. Those watery eyes stared out at the audience like a fish in an aquarium tank. What we will miss, particularly if the Stones do not tour here again, is their showmanship. The Stones are a piece of top social history...
The Stones have always been great at giving thanks to the artists that inspired them: the American originals in blues and soul music who helped them export their own version of the music to the US and around the world. One such influence was the mighty Solomon Burke, here seen reviving the...