Though the flamboyant performer only earned four Top 10 singles, he was one of the architects of rock and roll, beginning with his 1955 single “Tutti Frutti”
Author: Best Classic Bands Staff
There was no such thing as a music video back then, but the trendsetting singer-songwriter helped to create the format when he made a short promo film.
The band’s spring ’77 tour is considered a high point in their live career. The tapes had long been the holy grail of wish-list releases
One of the most phenomenally popular rock songs of all time actually had a slow start. In the decades since it’s become an instantly recognizable classic
He grew up with his two famous cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart, surrounded by the influence of music. He later earned 17 #1 country hits
“I would like to spend my remaining time on this earth being less hurried,” said the “Tell it Like It Is” singer in a statement.
The singer and songwriter joined the band’s original members Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs when they reunited in the mid-80s and stayed with them for 8 years
The Boss called the musician, actor, activist “one of the greatest living white soul performers we have.” Watch them perform a favorite
For a band that was together for less than three years, they had an outsized impact on rock. They played their last gig on this date in 1968.
The Jamaican singer, discovered by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, scored a worldwide pop hit as a teenager with her 1964 pre-reggae recording