Rock 'n' Roll

Buddy Holly and a 90s Song You Know by Heart
Imagine waiting forty years to give someone the perfect birthday present. On September 7, 1994, a young band from California ...

How Buddy Holly Risked It All for a New Sound
In late 1958, a young man from Texas decided to do something that most people thought was professional suicide. Buddy ...

When David Bowie Needed a Goddess, He Chose Tina Turner
During late ‘80s a major soda company spent millions of dollars to film a story that felt more like a ...

Darilyn Burtley Brings the House Down as the Unstoppable Tina Turner
Darilyn Burtley is on stage for over two hours and forty minutes. She only leaves the spotlight for seven tiny ...

One Recording From 1969 Proves Roy Orbison Was Truly One of a Kind
Imagine sitting in a room while a voice soars three octaves high without even breaking a sweat. In 1969, Roy ...

A 50-Year-Old Mystery: Roy’s Secret Photo Hidden in “Love Is Strange”
Fifty years ago, a simple camera flash captured a private moment between the legend Roy Orbison and his wife, Barbara. ...

Tina Turner’s Last Message Is Waiting For You In Bakersfield
Imagine a woman who sold over 100 million records and waited until she was nearly 80 years old to share ...

Tina Turner and Queen Latifah’s Unstoppable Rise
Imagine walking away from everything you own with only thirty-six cents and a gas station credit card in your pocket. ...

A Catchphrase and a Fender Guitar: How Buddy Holly Built Rock and Roll
In 1957, a young man with thick glasses and a Fender guitar did something that only one in a million ...

‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’: Buddy Holly’s Last Song Said Goodbye for Him
On October 21, 1958, a young man with thick glasses walked into a New York studio with eighteen musicians playing ...