When Elvis Presley stormed the pop-music world with “Hound Dog” in the summer of 1956, not everyone was ready to bow before the newly anointed king of rock ’n’ roll. Newspapers with a black readership ...
The king of rock ‘n’ roll is, of course, Elvis Presley. But who came before the king? Elvis’ music and dance was influenced by many of the Black musicians who came before him. Did he take inspiration ...
Elvis gave his final performance just weeks before his shocking death in August 1977 Skyler Trebel is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously ...
The legendary music maker Elvis Presley served consumers of his original best-selling hits, including “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock,” with a mixture of country, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll, ...
The 1950s saw rock ‘n’ roll burst onto the scene and change music forever. From Elvis Presley’s hip-shaking performances that scandalized parents and drove teens wild to Chuck Berry’s epic guitar ...