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A quintet of Odessa youngsters made music history in the early 1960s, rising to the top of pop charts, then fading into the sunset, largely due to racial stereotyping of the era.
Three women with Southern roots, variously bored or frustrated, pursue their country music dreams in Nashville, at Honky Tonk Heaven.
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 "Heartbreak Hotel" was written by Mae Boren Axton -- mother of country songwriter Hoyt Axton -- wi...
Here's our chronological guide to the best songs from Elvis Presley's remarkable catalog
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley in 1935. I wrote this post and compiled the videos below last year to note the occasion, but today is the day. I don't want to let it go without another look back in this slightly revised form. The Beatles turned me on to the music. It took me a long time to hear the music of Elvis Presley with