Jerry Lee Lewis

In Rotation: Fleetwood Mac and Bauhaus

2013-05-18 10:00:00

Fleetwood Mac "Extended Play" (Fleetwood Mac) The four songs on the new Fleetwood Mac EP — which the legendary pop-rock outfit put up for sale on iTunes last month with little warning — arrive steeped in echoes of the past, in at least...

Million Dollar Quartet

2013-03-05 16:18:00

“Million Dollar Quartet” is set on a single night in 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis. The...

Michael Nesmith talks about his solo tour and inspirations

2013-03-23 08:00:00

Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades. Nesmith shot to fame after "The Monkees" series premiered in 1966, and though he recently reunited...

Gordon Lightfoot marks 50 years at Grammy Museum stop

2013-03-22 16:35:00

Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot stopped in at the Grammy Museum on Thursday as part of a brief West Coast tour marking his 50th anniversary as a recording artist, engaging in a Q&A session before performing for about 45 minutes before a sold-...

Las Vegas: 'Million Dollar Quartet' lands at Harrahs

2013-02-22 07:00:00

The story of one of the greatest jam sessions in music history comes alive in “Million Dollar Quartet,” the latest Broadway show to arrive in Las Vegas. The musical opened this month in the Harrah’s Showroom. The production tells the...

Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

2013-01-14 20:38:00

Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

Governors Awards: Jeffrey Katzenberg's phone skills revealed

2012-12-02 07:31:00

They all talk about the phone calls — Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks. What binds them is the relentless prodding they’ve all received from Hollywood’s most bullish fundraiser, Jeffrey Katzenberg. At the fourth-annual...

Bernard Lansky dies at 85; Memphis clothier to Elvis Presley

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85. Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he...

Elvis Presley's Graceland: 30 years of myth-making

2012-06-15 16:38:24

President Obama, Mitt Romney cameo on 2012 CMT Music Awards

2012-06-06 16:36:22

Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...

Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band

2012-04-20 00:00:00

Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...

A 3.5-foot tall iron rail from the Music Gates outside Graceland. Vikan was told that the gate was damaged one night when a drunken Jerry Lee Lewis rammed into it with his car. On it, a fan has written, "Hi Elvis! See You in Heaven. Love, Gloria."

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Lance Lipinsky plays Jerry Lee Lewis in the Chicago production of "Million Dollar Quartet."

2013-02-05 14:55:00

Like the Blue Men, these rock 'n' rollers have been popular long enough to become a Chicago institution -- and repeat visitors to Save the Seats.

2012-12-27 11:58:00