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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· 2 years 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· 4 months agoOne of the last surviving figures from the golden age of Memphis’ Sun Records, drummer J.M. "Jimmy"...
Joe Scaife, hit producer of 'Achy Breaky Heart' and 'Redneck Woman,' dies at 68
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoIt feels appropriate that a lineage exists between legendary Nashville record producer Cecil Scaife...
Here's why a former Topekan is thrilled 'Mr. Lonely' is finding so much company on Spotify
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA sad ballad Jerry Dycke recorded in late 1967 while living in Topeka and working for Memphis-based...
Jimmy Van Eaton, Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Drummer Who Played at Sun Records, Dies at 86
Billboard via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJ.M. “Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee...
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87
Yahoo Music· 2 years agoJerry Lee Lewis, the last originator of rock ‘n’ roll, has died in his home Desoto County, Miss., at age 87. His death was erroneously reported by TMZ on...
Stax Records co-founder, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Jim Stewart dies at 92
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s one of the strange twists of history that the greatest, funkiest soul label in the world, one...
Stax's Jim Stewart honored with Trustees Award at special Grammy ceremony
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust two months after his passing, Stax Records co-founder Jim Stewart was honored with a Grammy...
Jerry Lee Lewis Dead at 87
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJerry Lee Lewis, piano-bashing rock n’ roll founding father, swaggering country shouter and the last surviving member of the inaugural (1986) class of...
Upcoming Melissa Etheridge album was recorded at a prison — in Topeka
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA bond that developed between five female Topeka Correctional Facility inmates and Grammy...