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  News4 years ago

  Legendary Pianist And Rock’n’Roll Pioneer Fats Domino Dies, Aged 89

  The pianist and rock’n’roll pioneer Fats Domino, known for his hits ‘Blueberry Hill’ and ‘Ain’t That A Shame’, has died in New Orleans, aged 89.

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  News4 years ago

  Previously Unheard Elvis Presley Cover Featuring Lemmy Released

  A previously unreleased recording of Elvis Presley's 'Trying To Get To You' featuring a duet between Lemmy and Annie Marie Lewis has been released

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  New Releases4 years ago

  Blues Great Jimmy Reed Anthologised On ‘Mr. Luck’

  One of the cornerstones of 20th century blues, Jimmy Reed, is anthologised on Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles, released 4 August 2017.

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  News4 years ago

  New Musical Celebrates Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘Godmother’ Sister Rosetta Tharpe

  A new musical at the Pasadena Playhouse in California, Shout Sister Shout!, celebrates the influential gospel and roots singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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  Features5 years ago

  Top 10 US Recording Studios

  We honour the American studios which have sprinkled sonic stardust over many era-defining records from the past 60 years - the Top 10 US Recording Studios.

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  News5 years ago

  John Lennon’s Original ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Album Cover Sketch Set For Auction

  John Lennon's original hand-drawn sketch for the cover of The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is set for auction in New York.

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  Features5 years ago

  When Mark Knopfler Sang About McDonald’s ‘Founder’ Ray Kroc

  In 2004, 'Boom, Like That,' on the Mark Knopfler album Shangri-La, was inspired like the recent movie 'The Founder' by Ray Kroc, the man behind McDonald's.

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  Features5 years ago

  Ray Charles Said It, And Everyone Was Listening

  The 1959 Ray Charles single 'What'd I Say' is one of the seminal and much-covered records in R&B history, well worthy of a uDiscover overview and playlist.

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  News5 years ago

  Chuck Berry, Rock’n’Roll Legend, R.I.P.

  One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll died on March 18, 2017 in Missouri, at the age of 90.

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  News5 years ago

  Hank Williams Helps John Scofield To A Grammy

  Amid the top achievements at the 2017 Grammys, some may have missed that jazz guitarist John Scofield won an award with the inspiration of Hank Williams.

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  New Releases5 years ago

  Glen Campbell Star-Making Albums Get Vinyl Reissues

  The forefather of country pop, Glen Campbell's iconic albums, Gentle on My Mind, Wichita Lineman and Galveston are getting reissued on vinyl 24 March 2017.

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  News5 years ago

  Nashville’s RCA Studio A Goes Back To The Future

  RCA Studio A, the Nashville location that hosted sessions by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton and countless others, is to undergo a facelift

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  News5 years ago

  ‘Sun Records’ Heads To The Small Screen

  ‘Sun Records’ tells the tale of the famous foursome of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips.

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  News5 years ago

  ‘Smoke On The Water,’ ‘I Get Around’ Join Grammy Hall of Fame

  'Smoke On The Water,' 'I Get Around' and 'Jailhouse Rock' are among the classic songs newly announced as additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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  News5 years ago

  Kay Starr Dies At 94

  Kay Starr, who scored such huge 1950s hits as 'Wheel Of Fortune' and 'Rock And Roll Waltz' in a seven-decade career, died on 3 November, 2016, aged 94.