Elvis Presley wanted to record this 1956 Smiley Lewis hit so badly that he rewrote some of its more scandalous lyrics just to ...

Elvis Presley recorded some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, but he begged and pleaded for one 1968 effort to ...

Rock ‘n’ roll seemed to some like it emerged fully formed in the 1950s, as artists became superstars overnight on the strength of a magnetic single or two. In actuality, the music had been slowly ...

Elvis Presley songs were just as big in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as Taylor Swift songs are now. Interestingly, a star wrote tracks for Elvis and Swift. The celebrity in question is primarily famous ...

It was May 7, 1955, in Daytona Beach — the first Florida date for the touring show headlined by country singer Hank Snow — and Jacksonville teacher Mae Axton spied a former student in the audience as ...

The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...