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“Someone saw that every other guitar player on the bill was up there and said, ‘Well… there’s all of us, and then there’s him!’- Vince… Read More »His Playing Was Over the Rainbow.

Out of the deep, deep South rose this wild, talented, sensual, rambunctious fellow who went by the kindly nickname; “The Killer.” So, gather around pilgrims… Read More »He Left Us Breathless

“Elvis Presley was the greatest cultural force in the 20th Century. “He introduced the beat to everything and changed everything–music, language, clothes; it’s a whole… Read More »Who Made This Tiny Town All Shook Up?

“Quite possibly be the greatest song in music history.”-Garth Brooks (Speaking of American Pie) “When I first heard American Pie. I was so blown away.… Read More »The Day the Music Was Reborn.

“The basic mistake that people make about Elvis was that he came along and got lucky. No, he didn’t get lucky. He worked hard and… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: How The King Met The Colonel.

“They are, for me, what America is. A very wonderful place to be.” – Elton John “The Beach Boys were a big influence on our… Read More »God Only Knows They Sent the World Good Vibrations.

“I had never signed anybody before, but watching Janis at Monterey, I had this spine-tingling feeling that I was witnessing a musical, cultural and social… Read More »The Pearl Who Shined Like a Diamond.

“The greatest performer I have ever seen. A true genius. Musically way ahead of any of us. Sang with him twice on stage. What an… Read More »The Day Prince Reigned Super.

[The Beatles] almost single-handedly rescued the Western musical system.”— Howard Goodall, music composer named “Composer of the Year” at the 2009 Classical BRIT Awards “It… Read More »Like A Wrecking Ball From Another Galaxy.

“Nobody has put more people on stretchers than Sam Cooke, nobody. He’s got to be the best singer that ever lived, bar none. I mean… Read More »The Gospel According to Mr Sam Cooke: the Most Important Soul Singer In History.