It's been a while since our last Fantastic Foursome, and I've picked a lively Hank Williams tune for this one. Although he was actually from Alabama, one of his best-known songs - "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" - was based on the music of Southern Louisiana and named for an iconic dish from the region. But even though he's given credit for writing the song, some sources say he had a little help from a contemporary, Moon Mullican, and also that the melody for it came from an old Cajun song. In any case, his 1952 record topped the country [...]
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Annie Lebovitz's (in)famous photo of Fleetwood Mac, back in the day. This week the music world will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the landmark album Rumours , by Fleetwood Mac. The occasion is marked by the release Tuesday of a super deluxe, three-disc set of the 1977 album that went on to sell more than 40 million copies worldwide. We've all heard the album many times, almost as many times as we have also heard the soap opera that went on as the album was being recorded. Producer Ken Caillat told [...]
"From Tupelo to Natchez they all answer to my name, their belief in God above is driving them insane, and if I die before I wake, there'll be no soul left to take..." The Long Ryders - Final Wild Son And while we're on the subject of Jerry Lee, for it's him the Ryders are referring to of course, here goes. Jerry Lee Lewis - Deep Elem Blues
As 2012 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. On his 10th studio album, Temple Beautiful (Yep Roc), Chuck Prophet found his muse in the city he’s called home for 30 years. Exploring the local landmarks and myths with friend and poet klipschutz, [...]
Randy's clean and sober.It's really not a big deal when people give up booze. With the help of cults* like AA and sometimes those pesky alcohol monitoring bracelets, folks do it every day, to little a
Thirty-six years ago this week, security at Graceland, Elvis Presley's Memphis manse, called the police to come deal with an unwanted visitor. A drunk, gun-waving lunatic in a brand-new, white L... Continue reading "Jerry Lee Lewis & the 10 Raddest Musician Arrests of All Time" >
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Music Appreciation Ben Stansall, AFP We give our modern day rock stars a lot of grief, and often for good reason. There's a modest backlash brewing against Rihanna because she doesn't even bother to pretend she's singing entire songs live anymore. You don't want to be on the streets when Justin Bieber is driving around. And R. Kelly ? [...]
That there wasn't one already seems unfathomable. Now that the Memphis Music Hall of Fame has been created, however, its inaugural class can assembled with a snap resembling the legendary hometown Stax Records logo. Al Green, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, the founders Stax and Sun Records, Booker T. and the [...]
Filed under: News Noel Vasquez, Getty Images MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Musician B.B. Cunningham Jr., a member of Jerry Lee Lewis ' band, was killed in a Memphis shootout early Sunday, police said. Police said Cunningham was working as a security guard at an apartment complex on Memphis' southeast side, when he heard a gunshot at the neighboring Cherry Crest apartments and went to investigate about 2 a.m., according to The Commercial Appeal ( [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Music Appreciation 20th Century Fox Rice, noisemakers, confetti, water pistols, newspapers, flashlights, rubber gloves, hats, bells, prunes, toilet paper and... toast. These are all things the official Rocky Horror Picture Show fan club suggests people should take to screenings of the iconic 1975 film. They've yet to get back to us on our suggestion that "hungry polar [...]
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Back Track reexamines an old cover that deserves a new spotlight. In 1983 X released More Fun in the New World, which became the fourth consecutive album to garner critical praise, and no doubt helped solidify their status as L.A. punk legends. More Fun was crisper than their previous albums, but no less raw and passionate. John Doe and Exene Cervenka still wrote their lyrics as if they were simply writing poems, and while there were more elements of pop to this album, the band’s punk and rockabilly roots held a presence. It’s within those roots where we can shed [...]
Repost: Don't know about where you live, but in these parts it's time to get back to school. Not me, of course (hahahaha) but my kids are getting ready to wake up early, do homework, etc. Well, wake up early anyway. When you're packing lunches you may want to throw in a tune or two. MP3: "High School Confidential" by Jerry Lee Lewis MP3: "School" by Nirvana MP3: "Smokin' In The [...]
This week Wembley Stadium is the site of Olympic soccer action but 40 years ago the former Wembley Stadium played host to its first ever concert, The London Rock N Roll Show. [Purchase The Documentary] The concert featured some of the greatest rock n roll acts of the 1950's: Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bill Haley and the Comets and Chuck Berry. They were celebrating a revival in interest that began with their 1969 Madison Square Garden concert [...]
"Let me tell you how it will be, There's one for you, nineteen for me, 'cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman, should five per cent appear too small be thankful I don't take it all, 'cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman" The Beatles infamous lament on the seminal 1966 album 'Revolver' [...]
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Filed under: The Hit List Kevin Winter, Getty Images Against Me! singer Tom Gabel recently made the stunning announcement that he would transition to living as a woman , a revelation that was met with both support and insults. That brave move got us thinking about other artists who've risked their careers -- or in some cases, lives -- to stand up for something or someone. For some musicians, that risk paid off; for [...]
Cette semaine, la découverte sent un peu fort le gros coup marketing . Nos artistes du jour sont en effet très jeunes et là pour emballer la minette boutonneuse de 13 ans en la faisant hurler à s’en décrocher l’appareil dentaire. Je vous arrête tout de suite, non, nous n'allons pas encore nous moquer de Bastian Baker. Parce que même si certains ont eu la tentation d’en faire le Bieber suisse, il est déjà trop vieux pour ces conneries, à en juger par le phénomène prépubère en carton que j'ai déniché aujourd'hui. Un groupe dont la pochette [...]
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