Elvis Presley's Greatest Ballad of All Time Was Written Under the Most Unexpected Circumstances

Elvis Presley’s greatest ballad was allegedly inspired by a tragic story, giving Heartbreak Hotel its haunting, unforgettable ...

Bob Dylan, 84, Just Shocked Fans by Playing This Folk Ballad for the First Time in Over 30 Years

With over half a century's worth of experience performing live, Bob Dylan has played a vast selection of songs onstage over ...
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Parker McCollum Teases New Piano-Ballad “Jet Plane,” & Fans Are Already Begging For It To Be Released

Is new music from Parker McCollum already on the horizon? Fresh off the announcement (and further extension) of his 2026 self-titled tour, Parker McCollum turned a lot of heads last week. After ...

Hear Bob Dylan Perform a Traditional Folk Ballad for the First Time in 34 Years

He regularly played "The Lakes of Pontchartrain" in the very early days of the Never Ending Tour, but it fell out of rotation ...

‘House of Dynamite’ Composer Volker Bertelmann on His Intense Scores as of Late: “Yeah, I Can’t Sleep”

The German composer is also on this year’s awards circuit with ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ after last year’s run with ...
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The beauty of ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ lies in its mediocrity

The draw of “Ballad of a Small Player” — a psychological thriller directed by Edward Berger — lies precisely in its ...
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Bob Dylan Performs Traditional Folk Ballad For The First Time In 34 Years

Bob Dylan performed a traditional folk ballad for the first time in 34 years during his Killarney show earlier this week. The American songwriter remains ...