Jenna Guillaume
Elvis Presley Did Not Invent Rock and Roll but He Helped Change Who Heard It
Elvis Presley grew up in Mississippi and Memphis surrounded by gospel, blues, country and R&B. He listened closely to Black ...
Elvis Presley Kept Performing Even as His Health Was Failing
By the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley was still selling out arenas, but the man behind the famous jumpsuits was dealing with ...
Michael Jackson Was Only 11 When His Voice Took the Jackson 5 to No. 1
Before Michael Jackson became the King of Pop, he was an 11-year-old boy standing in front of his four older ...
From Pink Suits to Rhinestone Jumpsuits: How Elvis Presley Changed Men’s Stage Fashion
Elvis Presley understood early that people did not only hear a performer. They looked at him too. In the 1950s, ...
The Gospel Roots Behind Elvis Presley’s Voice and His Only Three Grammy Wins
Long before Elvis Presley sang “Heartbreak Hotel” or shook up American television, he was listening to gospel music in church. ...
From “Leave Me Alone” to “Scream”: How Michael Jackson Fought Back Through His Songs
Michael Jackson’s music was filled with joy, romance and escapism, but there was another side that became harder to ignore ...
Michael Jackson Dreamed of Having a Huge Family Long Before Prince, Paris and Bigi
Long before Michael Jackson became a father, people around him said he talked openly about wanting a very large family. ...
How Michael Jackson Turned a Quiet Ranch Into His Own Private Amusement Park
By 1988, Michael Jackson had reached a level of fame that made ordinary privacy almost impossible. He had already released ...
The Day Michael Jackson Met Nelson Mandela and Their Friendship Became Something Bigger
In July 1996, Michael Jackson arrived in South Africa for the first time. He was already one of the most ...
72,000 Fans Watched Michael Jackson Take Over Wembley and the Full Concert Still Exists
In the summer of 1988, Michael Jackson brought his Bad World Tour to Wembley Stadium and created one of the ...