American Bandstand, which went national 61 years ago this past Sunday, is probably the most important program in music history. Watching the old...
Category - Early Rock
A few weeks ago, The Daily Music Break posted a news item on a survey conducted by the streaming service Deezer. The survey, which was reported upon at...
Slowly and inevitably, the rock and roll pioneers are passing away. Chuck Berry died in March and Fats Domino earlier this week. It’s inevitable, natural...
This Week in Music reports that on this day in 1960 Chubby Checker appeared on American Bandstand and performed “The Twist.” The YouTube link has a...
Look, I’ve always prided myself on having somewhat eclectic taste in music. But as cool as I have always tried to be, I gotta be honest, when it comes to music...
The nominees for the 29th class of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were released today. More than 600 voters will select the inductees, who will enshrined at...
I will let This Day in Music trace the barest outline of the extraordinary career of drummer Earl Palmer, who died at age 64 on this day in 2008: Worked with...
A AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap/Highway to Hell Alabama Shakes: I Found You The Allman Brothers Band: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed B The Beach Boys: Shut...
This bio says that Carl Perkins gave a lot of credit to Bill Monroe as a grandfather of rockabilly. That’s an example of the beauty of music: The direct...
This is one of the most interesting bios I’ve read while doing this site. Dick Dale is most associated with the development of surf music. The profile...
