In 2017, on the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, The Commercial Appeal published a list of the singer’s 40 best hits. Compiled and written by senior reporters Bob Mehr, John Beifuss and ...

The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

The 1950s saw rock music explode on a global scale. The genre was just starting to take shape, and artists were figuring out where they fit in those confines. While many simply followed the leader, ...

Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” was No. 1 in the United States for seven weeks. The following year, he put out a tune that sounds very similar. The co-writer of “Jailhouse Rock” said Elvis was polite ...

Rock ‘n’ roll seemed to some like it emerged fully formed in the 1950s, as artists became superstars overnight on the strength of a magnetic single or two. In actuality, the music had been slowly ...

Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” was written by two of the biggest songwriters of the era. Eminem sampled the song for a tune called “The King and I.” Eminem is not a big fan of the King of Rock ‘n’ ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Despite standing as friends later in life, swing stalwart Frank Sinatra had choice words about Elvis Presley and the rock and ...

Elvis Presley ’s final studio album includes a cover of a huge 1973 hit for Olivia Newton-John. The track shows how the King ...