Nicole Taylor of country trio Taylor Red dead at 35

Taylor Red singer Nicole Taylor died Sept. 28 at age 35. Her triplet sisters and bandmates, Natalie and Nika, said she had ...

In 1986, Paul Simon wrote a lyric he could never change. Now, he admits it makes no sense

While Paul Simon tried his best to keep making more interesting music, not everything that he made needed to be coherent.

In 1973, Elvis Presley Stared Down a Devastating Divorce—Before Channeling the Heartbreak Into a Ballad That Defined His Final Years

Following his split from Priscilla Presley, the rock icon brought his deepest personal grief into the studio and recorded an unforgettable masterpiece ...

In 1952, 2 teenagers wrote a song for Big Mama Thornton; 4 years later, it became 1 of Elvis Presley’s biggest hits and 1 of the greatest songs of all time

Before it became one of rock ’n’ roll’s most famous songs, it was a blues hit by a powerhouse singer most fans have never heard of.
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How Sam Phillips Found the Sound That Changed Rock and Roll at Sun Records

On July 5, 1954, a 19-year-old Elvis Presley was struggling through a recording session in Memphis, Tennessee. The ballads weren’t working, the musicians were getting frustrated, and producer Sam ...

Steve Ellis, lead singer of Love Affair, dies at 76

Steve Ellis, the lead singer of Love Affair, has died at 76. The 1960s pop group was known for the hit U.K. cover of "Everlasting Love." ...