Jackson says that the chronological timeline of the set shows how different the business was six decades ago. For example, “Heartbreak Hotel,” his first hit for the label, was not on the first album — or the second. (In fact, it wasn’t until the release ofElvis’s Golden Recordsin...
Garth Brookswas announced as the artist of the decade for the just-ended ’90s. That same show included announcements of fan-voted awards for the artists of the decade for the ’50s (Elvis Presley), ’60s (The Beatles), ’70s (Stevie Wonder) and ’80s (Michael Jackson)...
Later in the evening, the crowd got louder. And the booze would start flowing. (They had a "shots" bar where you could order any hard liquor in a shot glass) And in my music booth, the requests would switch from ballads to songs that were a little more upbeat like "The Locomotion",...
Though the hits dried up for Lightfoot on both sides of the border during the ‘80s, he remained a revered figure in folk circles. His material has been widely covered, by artists ranging from Dylan and Young to Elvis Presley. In 1988, he performed at the opening ceremony of...
Jan Shepard, who appeared on Rawhide, The Virginian and Gunsmoke and played opposite Elvis Presley in two films, has died at 96.
During a 15-year period in the ’60s and ’70s, only Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Elton John topped him in sales. He had a hit single, “She,” in 1974, which later was covered by Elvis Costello and used in the romantic comedy Notting Hill and Tadpole. He was popular with ...
At this point, American parents did what parents do best: completely overreacted out of concern for their kids. I’m not just talking about throwing a few records in the trash. WhenElvis PresleyreleasedHeartbreak Hotelin 1956, overzealous parents literally burned him in effigy in St. Louis. ...
Eddie Rabbitt started his career writing "Kentucky Rain" forElvis Presleyand "Pure Love" forRonnie Milsap. Soon, he was singing his own smash hits "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away." Consistently recording and touring in the final stages of his life, Eddie kept his battle...
In 1956, according toThe Independent, big-band trumpeter Rocky Rockwell renamed himself "Rockin' Rocky Rockwell" and shattered an acoustic guitar over his knee at the end of a sarcastic cover ofElvis Presley's "Hound Dog" onThe Lawrence Welk Show. A clip of the same or a similar performanc...
At the peak of his popularity in the 1950s, C.L. Franklin commanded $4,000 an appearance. By comparison, Elvis Presley received $7,500 for an appearance in 1956, says Nick Salvatore, author of “Singing in a Strange Land,” the definitive biography of the late preacher. C.L. Franklin...