Browsing: RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

Loved by the likes of Paul McCartney and Graham Nash, the Philly rockabilly singer helped put Cameo-Parkway Records on the map.

In a 15-year span, Stax placed 167 singles on the Hot 100, and 243 on the R&B chart, including hits by Otis Redding and house band Booker T. & the MG’s

She came to prominence in 1980 when she starred in the film, Fame. Three years later, she wrote and sang the title song for “Flashdance”

The strutting, grimacing, six-string rhythm guitarist in the ’70s pub rock band had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013

His lead guitar lines, whether high-velocity or slow and measured, never sacrificed tastefulness for flash.

The U.S. manager for Apple Records, and music producer, later wrote a book on the days leading up to the Beatles’ monumental rooftop concert

The multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer was there at the beginning and played on the band’s first seven albums.

The Irish rock band enjoyed five Top 5 U.K. hits including a pair of #1s: “Rat Trap” and “I Don’t Like Mondays”

The Scottish band earned their biggest success with 1975’s Hair of the Dog. The album included a hit cover of “Love Hurts”

He first heard Elvis Presley in the 1950s and became hooked on the early rock ‘n’ roll sound–later he would help bring it back.