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Elvis’s bass player has passed away at 83, and he never forgot the paper a man handed the band in Memphis
Elvis bassist Duke Bardwell has passed away at 83. He never forgot the night a stranger stopped the band in Memphis with a paper to sign.
Elvis’s “Hound Dog” hit No. 1 while the man who wrote it escaped a sinking ship. Then he heard the record.
In 1956 Mike Stoller escaped a sinking ship. At the dock he learned Elvis had made their "Hound Dog" a smash, and his first reaction surprised everyone.
Elvis called a guitarist he’d never met, and let slip his favorite TV show
In 1969 Elvis phoned guitarist James Burton he'd never met and let slip his favorite TV show. Burton tells the story of that first long call.
Elvis’s family paid $35 a month for this apartment. Fans paid far more for a single night
Elvis's family paid $35 a month at Lauderdale Courts in Memphis. In 2022, fans could book a night in his restored teenage bedroom for $250.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” never got one thing, and Prince is asking fans to fix it this Halloween
Prince Jackson is asking fans to give his dad's "Thriller" its first No. 1 single this Halloween, something the record-breaking song never managed back in 1984.
Elvis’s mother saved one thing from his school days, and Graceland didn’t find it for decades
Gladys Presley saved one keepsake from Elvis's school days in a closet trunk, and Graceland's archivist didn't find it until 1993. Here's what it was.
Michael Jackson’s daughter skipped his biggest hits. Her favorite is a song he wrote about her
Twenty-five years after Invincible, Michael Jackson's daughter Paris named her favorite of all his songs, and it's the quiet one he wrote about his kids.
Jaafar Jackson keeps one pet most people would run from
Jaafar Jackson, who plays Michael in the movie "Michael," told Variety about the childhood love he still keeps as a pet. The answer surprised fans.
Keke Palmer’s 3-year-old went as Michael Jackson, and the video they picked wasn’t “Thriller”
Keke Palmer and her 3-year-old son dressed as Michael and Janet Jackson for Halloween. The video they picked wasn't the one you'd expect.
Michael Jackson kept one of two new songs for himself, and gave his nephews the other
Michael Jackson had two new songs and could keep only one. TJ Jackson says which his uncle kept and which he gave 3T, and why.