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An American legend: Elvis Presley 1935-77
As the legend goes, Elvis Presey had only a year's passing familiarity with a recording studio when he cut that record in the winter of 1955. He had wandered into Sun Records with his guitar, two summers before, plunked down $4 to sing a couple of tunes to...
That something has until recent months been too aggressive for the record companies, who in turn have to bear in mind the strictures of radio. Signing with Private Stock Records, the group Blondie agreed to change "sex-offender" to "ex-offender." Not all New Wave groups are going to be...
Presleymania reigned. A frenzied girl tried to jump from the balcony to the stage. More than 13,000 other Elvis worshipers-housewives in Presley T shirts, teenyboppers, and vacationers who were following their idol on a seven-state tour-paid $10 and up for a concert in the Providence Civic...
Goodman's was not the only band playing swing, and others sold better, but Goodman was a major figure in kicking off the era of the big bands--an era that finally ended only with the rise of Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. The public followed the big bands the...