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Hargus “Pig” Robbins, a Country Music Hall of Fame member who played piano on...

It was 66 years ago today (January 10th, 1956), that Elvis Presley recorded his first Number One hit, "Heartbreak Hotel." The song, its B-side "I Was The One," and several other tunes were recorded in Nashville at Elvis' first RCA recording session, just two days after his 21st birthday. The previous November, RCA Records had bought his existing Sun Records contract for a whopping $40,000 -- $5,000 of which went straight to Elvis as a signing bonus. The music to "He...

Great Barrington author Roselle Kline Chartock, a revered educator, author and recently recommitted Elvis fan talks about her book “The Jewish World of Elvis Presley,” ahead of the anniversary of

Congratulations to our very own Bob Robbins!!! The #ACMAs just announced they will be honoring Arkansas natives Lefty Frizzell, Floyd Cramer, Mark Wright, and our very own Bob Robbins on June 6th with the Lifetime Achievement Award!

Congratulations to our very own Bob Robbins!!! The #ACMAs just announced they will be honoring Arkansas natives Lefty Frizzell, Floyd Cramer, Mark Wright, and our very own Bob Robbins on June 6th with the Lifetime Achievement Award!

Pianist Tom McDermott is a native of St. Louis and a lifetime explorer of the music downriver here in New Orleans, across the Caribbean and to Brazil. Singer Meschiya Lake started out in Rapid City, South Dakota and landed hereabouts as a circus performer. Meschiya and Tom came together for us in the sonic wooden glory of an old Presbyterian church, now called Esplanade Studios.

Remembering Tom T. Hall, Connie Bradley, Kenneth Wayne Scat Springs, Nanci Griffith, Ross Norton, Robb Earls and more

This week in 1982: King Henry's flagship, the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545 – was raised with most of its oak frame intact; Johnson & Johnson recalled all Tylenol after eight deaths reportedly caused by deliberate contamination of the product; Gen. William C. Westmoreland filed a $120 million lawsuit against CBS for libel; and a singer from Birmingham, Alabama, had her 27th hit record.

We now resume with the top-10 hits of the 1960s, featuring artists and groups beginning with the letter C, but first a note about the new Beatles Let It Be

Bob Moore played on numerous enduring hits, including Patsy Cline's "Crazy," Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry," and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler"