Installed in 1957, Graceland’s music-note gates became Elvis’ most photographed “instrument” – and a steel blueprint for rock stardom.
Browsing: rock and roll
In a Greg Laurie chat, Alice Cooper ties sobriety to faith, explains why the stage persona stayed, and why success still leaves many artists hollow.
Rock and roll wasn’t born from one song. It collided from many sounds – then Chuck Berry turned it into an idea you could live inside.
From Nutbush to global domination: Tina Turner’s voice, grit, and stagecraft rewrote rock history and set the blueprint for pop stardom.
Waylon Jennings swapped a plane seat for a bus ride in 1959. The coin toss, the quip, and the survivor’s guilt became country lore.
Elvis got his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960 while still in uniform. Here is what really happened, why the date is disputed, and why it matters.
How a poor kid from Tupelo fused gospel, blues and country into a scandalous new sound, conquered the charts and left a messy, unstoppable legacy.
How rock ’n’ roll exploded from 50s jukebox rebellion into Hendrix’s fireworks, Sabbath’s doom and AC/DC’s stadium thunder – and why it still refuses to die.
In 1975 Elvis Presley pulled a Memphis bank teller off the sidewalk and handed her the keys to a brand‑new Cadillac. Here is what really happened and why it still matters.