Rock 'n' Roll

Mystery Girl: The Farewell Album That Became a Masterpiece

Paula Mejía

Roy Orbison finished his last album Mystery Girl just one month before his heart stopped beating in 1988. He had ...

How Buddy Holly’s 18-Month Career Invented Modern Rock and Roll

Paula Mejía

Buddy Holly changed the music industry in 500 days. He was a pioneer who wrote and performed his own songs. ...

Beyond the Sequins: How Justine Riddoch Found Tina’s Golden Fire

Paula Mejía

Justine Riddoch is the only performer to win the National Tribute Music Awards for several years running. She does not ...

Roy Orbison and the Traveling Wilburys Legacy Lives On

Paula Mejía

Roy Orbison had a three-octave voice and Barry Steele spent years mastering his every single note. It is a rare ...

Buddy Holly’s Hidden Role in Rolling Stones History

Paula Mejía

Did you know that long haired guys from English band the Rolling Stones were not always superstars? They arrived in ...

Ninety Years of Buddy Holly: The Music That Refuses to Die

Paula Mejía

Buddy Holly only had 553 days of fame before his plane went down. But he used every second to invent ...

From Picking Cotton To Selling Out Stadiums: The Real Tina Turner

Paula Mejía

Tina Turner was a girl from the cotton fields of Nutbush who grew up to sell over one hundred million ...

Tina Turner’s Style Was Never Just Fashion, It Was Power

Paula Mejía

In 1970, Tina Turner stepped onto a television stage in a gold fringe dress. That dress was not just for ...

The Third Generation of Orbison Rock’n Roll Has Finally Arrived

Paula Mejía

The Orbison family just did the impossible. They did not just dig up old tapes and remix a dusty record. ...

70 Years of ‘Ooby Dooby’: The Song That Launched Roy Orbison

Paula Mejía

Roy Orbison celebrates 70 years of hits in 2026, a journey that began the moment he cut “Ooby Dooby” at ...