John Lennon and Paul McCartney played key roles in each others’ songwriting and creative processes. In The Beatles’ early years, they wrote closely together, and as they began writing more […]
Elvis Presley was many things: a singer, a performer, a cultural icon, and a somewhat dubious film actor. All of those talents made him perhaps the biggest rock and roll […]
Elvis Presley entrusted his father, Vernon Presley, with managing his affairs. He helped to oversee Elvis’s finances and joined him on tour. Their relationship became closer after the death of […]
Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” was almost called “Daisy Hawkins.” Subsequently, the unused title inspired another song by a different band. Paul compared the name Eleanor Rigby to […]
On January 28, 1956, Elvis Presley made his national TV debut. Ed Sullivan often gets credit for making him a star. But Presley’s first appearance was on the CBS series […]
Being in a band is the closest you can get to another person without being related to them. From sharing a cramped bus while you’re out on tour to jamming […]
In the late 1960s, George Martin, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, among others, began voicing their concerns about someone working with The Beatles. “Magic” Alex Mardas was one of Apple […]
While many musicians practice diplomacy when speaking about their peers’ work, John Lennon never hesitated to call out a song he didn’t like. One of these songs was “We Love […]
System Of A Down have been forced to postpone this weekend’s shows in Los Angeles after frontman Serj Tankian tested positive for Covid-19. The heavy metal band were supposed to […]
Elvis Presley‘s Graceland home is one of the best-known personal residences in the United States. The king of Rock and Roll called Memphis, TN, home for 20 years. At 3764 […]