Rock 'n' Roll

The Singing Lesson Elvis Presley Never Had

Paula Mejía

Imagine practicing a single skill every single day for over forty years without ever stopping. Elvis Presley started singing at ...

Buddy Holly and the Night “Peggy Sue” Shook the World

Paula Mejía

Imagine a skinny kid with thick black glasses standing under the bright lights of New York City in 1957. He ...

The Simple Buddy Holly Beat That Conquered America in 1964

Paula Mejía

It was January 10, 1964, and the Rolling Stones were just another band trying to make it. They stepped into ...

Tina Turner at 48 Broke Every Music Record in Brazil

Paula Mejía

Most people at age forty-eight are thinking about slowing down or playing with their grandkids.  In 1988, Tina Turner had ...

Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” Proves That Real Talent Does Not Use Robots

Paula Mejía

Imagine standing in front of seventy-seven thousand people and dancing so hard your feet barely touch the ground. Tina Turner ...

Why Buddy Holly with a Fender Stratocaster Still Matters

Paula Mejía

Imagine a young man who looks like he should be working at a local bank. He has thick black glasses ...

The #1 Reason Tina Turner Never Let the Music Stop

Paula Mejía

Did you know it takes twelve major awards and sixty years of work to tell the story of one girl ...

Roy Orbison Wore Black Glasses To Hide A Secret Fear

Paula Mejía

Imagine a rock star who is afraid of the stage. In 1962, Roy Orbison was a shy man from Texas ...

Why Linda Thompson Left Elvis Presley

Paula Mejía

Imagine sitting in a dark bedroom at three in the morning while the rest of the world dreams of your ...

When Everyone Thought Cher and Mac Davis Were More Than Friends

Paula Mejía

In 1975, millions of people in America stopped everything they were doing to watch one woman on Sunday nights? Cher ...