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Remembering Chuck Berry, St. Louis’ rock & roll icon
KTVI via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCharles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as the legendary musician Chuck Berry, hailed from St. Louis. February marks Black History Month, and a...
Hail, hail, Johnnie Johnson: Chuck Berry collaborator was from Fairmont
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 25—FAIRMONT — If it hadn't been for the movie, "Hail ! Hail ! Rock 'n' Roll, " Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a part-time bus driver who could ...
Johnnie Johnson music festival is Saturday in Fairmont: Area musician was Chuck Berry's collaborator...
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 5—FAIRMONT — Go, Johnnie, go. Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member from Fairmont, once told an understated story about his musical collaborations ...
Culture Re-View: Celebrating the best letters you've never read
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt’s Letter Writing Day, which is observed annually on 28 November. The celebration came about in...
Sheryl Crow on Her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: ‘I’m Shocked — Life Is Crazy!’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened up in Cleveland in 1995 with a massive stadium...
A brief history of copyright cases against musicians
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLarry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement case after being accused of ripping off...
20 Musicians Who Were Sued For Plagiarism
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMusic copyright is famously complicated, especially when it comes to sampling. FX / giphy.com Using more than just a "sample," creating a parody song...
Greatest rock 'n' roll Christmas songs: 35 favorites from Elvis to Mariah for your playlist
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor being written off as devil's music in its misspent youth, rock 'n' roll sure has contributed its...
Chuck D on the 35th anniversary of Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJack Mitchell/Getty Images Public Enemy Thirty-five years ago — on June 28, 1988 — the music world...
Death? Bill Nighy will worry about that later
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"I do try not to have a day stolen from me," says Bill Nighy, a newly crowned Oscar nominee for his role in "Living." (Craig Fleming / For The Times)...