Grammy Hall of Fame
‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’: The Rolling Stones’ First US No.1
With a riff famously composed by Keith Richards in a motel room, it was the Stones' first song to top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Features5 months ago‘Feeling Every Note’: B.B. King’s UK Live Debut, With Fleetwood Mac
B.B.'s first British itinerary opened on April 22, 1969 at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Features6 months ago
The Pioneering Bonnie Guitar: Session Woman, Star And Label Owner
The under-publicized story of the trailblazing artist-executive from Seattle is well worth telling in some detail.
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Features7 months ago
Nat King Cole’s ‘Straighten Up and Fly Right’: More Than A Mere ‘Jive Ditty’
The far-reaching song inspired the African-American military pilots who fought in World War II, and it went on to enter the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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News8 months ago
‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ Songwriter Jim Weatherly Dies At 77
The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee also penned ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’ and ‘Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye).’
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Features9 months ago
‘La Bamba’: Tragic Teen Ritchie Valens Rocks Onto The Hot 100
One of the happy moments in Ritchie's all-too-brief career came on 29 December 1958, when he entered the Billboard Hot 100 with the classic 'La Bamba.'
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News9 months ago
Titles By Isaac Hayes, Beastie Boys Among 2021 Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductees
A musically-diverse collection of 29 singles and albums made the cut.
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Features9 months ago
‘Lost Someone’: James Brown’s Amazing Ascent Continues
With 1961's 'Lost Someone,' Brown took another step towards becoming one of the greatest soul performers of all time.
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Features10 months ago
‘The Legend of Billie Holiday’: Her UK Chart Debut, 26 Years After Her Death
In 1985, a new compilation put the great singer's name on the UK LP chart for the first time.
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Features12 months ago
‘Mama Tried’ Album: Merle Haggard’s Outlaw Country Classic
The album was released in October 1968, when the man from Bakersfield was enjoying an extraordinary run of success.
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News3 years ago
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Confirmed As The Most-Streamed Track From The 20th Century
The iconic track today officially took the title, surpassing 1.6 billion streams globally.
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News3 years ago
Original Handwritten Lyrics For Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ To Go Under The Hammer
This is the original first draft of the lyrics to ‘Your Song’, arguably the crown jewel of the Elton John and Bernie Taupin songbook.
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News4 years ago
Ultra-Rare Test Pressing Of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ For Sale
An ultra-rare test pressing of one of the most celebrated jazz albums of all time, John Coltrane's 1965 masterwork A Love Supreme, is now for sale on eBay.
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News4 years ago
Nirvana, Aerosmith, Queen, Jimi Hendrix Recordings To Enter Grammy Hall Of Fame
Iconic records by Nirvana, Aerosmith, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and more are set to enter the Grammy Hall Of Fame during 2018
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News5 years ago
Bo Diddley Memorial Highway Moves Closer
Bo Diddley could be honoured with a highway in his name, close to his Mississippi birthplace.
