Elvis Presley

...Man," No One Gets In," an effective rendition of Arthur Crudup's That's Alright Mama" (made famous by Elvis Presley), and an ace pair of Hank Williams Sr. covers ("Lovesick Blues" and I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love with You"),...

In this article: Bill Frisell, Good Dog, Happy Man, Les Wexner, Nashville, That's Alright Mama, and Ohio State University

...in Vietnam. He is an accomplished magician, doing both stage and close-up work. He met Elvis Presley and Hank Williams Sr., an icon double-header. In the 30 years Bryant has spent as an entertainer to call him a disc jockey does a...

In this article: Hank Williams Sr. and Piper Cub

...including engagements at some of Waikiki's major hotels. Shane's act consisted of an eclectic mix of songs from Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Harry Belafonte, and Broadway shows. It was during this period of several months that Shane also...

In this article: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, The Kingston Trio, Nick Reynolds, John Stewart, Billboard, Punahou School, Tom Dooley, and Hawaii

Growing up in Memphis, Sowell had a lot of diversified musical influences. Early influences included Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Muddy Waters. But what really got his attention were the piano players of that day, Jerry...

In this article: Bobby Sowell, Memphis, Hank Williams, Floyd Cramer, British Invasion, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Atlanta, Bobby Lee, and Tennessee

CRAZY chronicles Hank Garland's rise to fame in the Nashville music scene, from playing on hits for icons including Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison through his brief but influential solo career as a visionary jazz artist.

In this article: Hank Garland, Waylon Payne, Newport Beach Film Festival, Hank Williams, Nashville, Stacy Earl, and Guitar Legend

...Clark began learning the guitar from his father at age nine and was soon picking out Hank Williams tunes as well as material by early rockers such as Elvis Presley and the Everly Brothers. Before long he was writing his own songs and, at...

In this article: Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, Byrds, Chris Hillman, The Byrds, No Other, Through the Morning, Through the Night, Set You Free This Time, and Los Angeles

She was a friend of rock-and-roller Jerry Lee Lewis and, according to her 2003 autobiography, "The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle," she knew Elvis Presley when he was still a truck driver in Memphis. She wrote...

In this article: Mississippi, The Fabulous Moolah, Mildred Burke, NPR, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Surgery

...I Could Cry". Many white rock and roll pioneers of the 1950s, such as Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Jack Scott, Conway Twitty and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded Williams songs early in their careers. In February 2005,...

In this article: Hank Williams, Jr., Drifting Cowboys, Johnny Cash, and Jett Williams

...realized. His career and life intersected with a significant cross-section of key rock and country music figures, including Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others. He and...

In this article: Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, CMT, Bruce Springsteen, West Texas, Crying, Only the Lonely, Oh Pretty Woman, and Odessa, Texas