The historic room in Memphis has a thriving after-hours life, and generations of players come to capture a bit of the magic where rock ’n’ roll took shape.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Maurice Williams, Whose ‘Stay’ Was a Hit for Him and Others, Dies at 86
A chart topper in 1960 for him and his doo-wop group the Zodiacs, it inspired several notable cover versions and was heard in the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing.”
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’s Throwback Duet, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by the Linda Lindas featuring Weird Al Yankovic, Chlöe and Anderson .Paak, Lou Reed’s early band and others.
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Jerry Fuller, Writer of ‘Young Girl’ and Other Hit Songs, Dies at 85
He located a musical sweet spot between the romantic and the risqué for Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis and most famously Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
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Jack Russell, Great White Singer and Survivor of Nightclub Fire, Dies at 63
At a show in 2003 with his “Jack Russell’s Great White,” a pyrotechnics display ignited a fire that killed 100 people, including the band’s guitarist.
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Amid Heightened Security, Taylor Swift Will Return to the Stage in London
Fans gathering at Wembley Stadium in London said they trusted British security officials to keep them safe.
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9 Great Songs Recorded at Electric Lady Studios
A new documentary spotlights the Greenwich Village creative hub. Listen to tracks by Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Frank Ocean and more that were recorded there.
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A Newly Translated Oral History Reveals Krautrock’s Antifascist Roots
Christoph Dallach’s book explores how Nazism, a postwar German identity crisis and anti-authoritarian youth movements spurred some of the most daring experiments of 1970s music.
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Swedish Prosecutors Drop Case Against Disqualified Eurovision Entrant
Investigators could not prove that Joost Klein, the Dutch entrant, had behaved threateningly during an incident shortly before the event final.
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Shelby Lynne Meets Her Moment, Again
Twenty-five years after the album that reshaped her career, the singer and songwriter unlocked a new creative groove, with the help of an all-female team in Nashville.
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Mísia, Who Brought a Modern Flair to Fado Music, Dies at 69
With her smoky voice and her high-fashion look, the self-proclaimed “punk of fado” found stardom by shaking up a venerable Portuguese genre.