The Everly Brothers (music group)

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...

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...

Rare music from George Harrison, Martin Scorsese doc out on CD, DVD

2012-05-02 16:36:44

Billy Strange dies at 81; guitarist, arranger for Presley, Nancy Sinatra

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Guitarist Billy Strange once took the kind of phone call that thousands of musicians receive only in their best and wildest dreams. "I was staying at a hotel in Nashville in 1965 when my telephone rang and this unmistakable voice said, 'Billy, this is...

Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller

2011-08-23 00:00:00

Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78. Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...

Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings have four things going for them

2011-09-27 00:00:00

The volume seemed to be turning up: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings were moving away from acoustic austerity, growing comfortable rocking out. Their last album, "Soul Journey," saw these Nashville alt-folkies jolting their sound with electricity and a...

Buddy Holly all-star tribute concert to premiere on PBS on Dec. 3

2011-10-27 16:35:35

Buddy Holly score card -- Hollywood star: 1; Grammy awards: 0

2011-09-12 16:36:07

Charlie Louvin dies at 83; country singer

2011-01-27 00:00:00

Charlie Louvin, the country singer whose scintillating harmonizing with his brother Ira created a distinctive template for duet singing that strongly influenced the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, the Byrds and successive generations of singers including...

First Look: The Secret Sisters' PBS special from Hollywood

2010-09-02 16:35:29

Who needs a Bob Fosse biopic when we already have 'All That Jazz'?

2011-01-20 21:32:41

, among many others. Most cover versions refer to the song as "Kansas City," but Little Willie Littlefield's is a slick little number, with guitar screeches and near spoken-word verses, all leading to a dancey release in the chorus.

2011-08-23 15:54:32

With his brother and singing partner Ira, Charlie Louvin created a harmonizing sound that inspired the likes of the Everly Brothers , the Beatles, Emmylou Harris and successive generations of musicians. He was 83. Full obituary

2011-03-02 10:53:15