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'The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll': New book explores Sun Records' legacy, Sam Phillips' impact
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn March of 1952, Sam Phillips put out the first release on Sun Records: “Drivin' Slow,” an...
J.M. Van Eaton dies: Sun Records drummer played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, more
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOne of the last surviving figures from the golden age of Memphis’ Sun Records, drummer J.M. "Jimmy"...
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe was hailed as rock 'n' roll’s first great wild man and lived long enough to be its last. Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member and American...
Review: ASF’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet' is musical delight
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s “Million Dollar Quartet” may be the most entertaining history...
Paul Rodgers proves class is permanent on new single Living It Up and announces first solo album for...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPaul Rodgers performs onstage at the 2023 CMT Music Awards held at Moody Center on April 2, 2023 in...
Well noted: A selection of some music-themed gifts this year
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHere are some outstanding vinyl box sets for lovers of Neil Young, Billie Holiday and Ella...
Caitlin Clark's whiteness makes her more marketable. That's not racist. It's true.
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe first time I visited the National Museum of African American Music, in early 2021, there was a...
Jim Stewart, Stax Records co-founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 92
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s one of the strange twists of history that the greatest, funkiest soul label in the world, one...
ASF's 'Million Dollar Quartet' takes audiences to legendary 1956 jam
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Dec. 4, 1956, four future music icons — Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl...
'Sounds like Memphis': Iconic Stax recording console finds new home at Sam Phillips studio
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo history-making Memphis institutions are coming together as part of a new musical future. On...