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Readers Digest: The Piano Men   Dim the lights and take your seat and join us for a private recital starring the greatest pianists ever: Henry Mancini, Roger Williams, Floyd Cramer and Peter Nero. — Each a legend in his own right, but together it?s a powe...   more &raquor-house of sound, spirit and emotion spanning more than six decades of musical magic. Reader?s Digest music editors proudly present a Sterling Collection featuring the finest, most memorable works from each of these piano ...

Demystify some of Hendrixs magical embellishments.

Since Pandora’s Box (1992), his first fully-formed documentary series, Adam Curtis has been exploring the forces that shape society: science, finance, psychology, and more. He’s also using the vast BBC archive as a resource, digging through this Reithian residue, turning up rare and strange moments, and making increasingly bold aesthetic choices. Curtis’ documentaries don’t present themselves as neutral reportage; they are beautifully aestheticized essay films that put across a particu...

Elvis makes first TV appearance on Louisiana Hayride on March 3, 1955 Beauregard Daily News March 3 holds a special place in music history. It was on March 3, 1955 that Elvis Presley made his television debut on the Louisiana Hayride. Elvis had appeared on the radio version of the show before, but the March 3 show marked his first ever appearance on television.  The show was broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, and was broadcast through television affiliate KSLA. It was broadc...

Rolling Stone Ian MacKaye Talks ‘Woodstock’ Soundtrack Obsession in New Book Excerpt Fugazi and Minor Threat co-founder reveals the albums that influenced him most as a kid in writer Eric Spitznagel’s book Rock Stars on the Record: The Albums That Changed Their Lives By Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Hardcore legend Ian MacKaye explains how Woodstock and an unexpected house guest helped lay the foundation for his love of music in this new excerpt from Eric Spitznagel’s new...

A young Elvis Presley (Image: Getty) READ MORE The track was released on August 20, 1955, making Elvis 20-years-old, and quickly went to the top of the country and western charts. However, others would say this chart is not the official, overall top singles chart, as it instead focuses only on one genre. Elvis first single to get to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the chart which goes across genres, was Heartbreak Hotel, which was released on January 27, 1956 - making Elvis 21-years-old. The ...

4:57 Nick Spitzer: You know, I kind of had a question for the two of you. I mean, I know you do other things; Tom, you are off playing piano, researching, and Meschiya, I know you’ve got the band, The Little Big Horns, but when did you first hear Tom and what was your impression of him? Meschiya Lake: I think that must’ve been 2007. I was singing with a street band back then called The Loose Marbles, and the band leader at that time Michael Magro had befriended Tom; I mean I’d heard his n...