THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bye Bye Love» by The Everly Brothers
When the book about steel-clad harmony voices in pop music is written, chances are that the first chapter in that book will be about Phil […]
1950s
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Put A Spell On You» by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
That primal scream, expressing a mixture of pain, sadness, deep longing, and scorned fury. The musical backdrop consisting of an eerie, spellbound musical voodoo rhythm. […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Kissin’ Time» by Bobby Rydell (1959) and KISS (1974)
Kissin’ Time is a song by the American rock and roll singer Bobby Rydell, released as a single in 1959 on Cameo-Parkway Records. The track […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rumble» by Link Wray
Rumble is one of the most recognisable songs of all time. While not all may immediately identify it by its name and artist, the riff […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong» by Elvis Presley
Elvis had great cover art early in his career. The art for 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Go Wrong (aka. Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol. 2), featuring […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Walk the Line» by Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line was written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1956. It was his fourth single. After three moderately successful attempts, there was […]
Artist spotlight: D.J. Fontana
15 MARCH 1931 – 13 JUNE 2018 Last week the news broke that Dominic Joseph (widely known as just D.J.) Fontana had passed. With that, […]