He was the prototypical Rock Star. Long before the late 60’s and 70’s era of rock stardom excess, Jerry Lee Lewis already was living the wild Rock Star life in the 1950’s. His bad wild boy reputation as well as his non-conventional stage antics that included wild and energetic performances and instrument smash before Rockers did it, earned him the nickname “The Killer”
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The legendary Bill Haley was born on this day in 1925, he is still often referred and remembered as “The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star”, all started in 1953 with “Rock Around the Clock”
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The world knew him as Colonel Tom Parker, the mighty manager of Elvis Presley, but, he was born in the Netherlands with a total different identity and name, that he hide for decades and proved to even have a negative influence on Elvis Presley’s tours
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His breakout hit, “If I Had a Hammer,” released in 1963, became an international sensation, earning Lopez a Grammy nomination
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Ritchie Valens had one of Rock music’s shortest and tragic careers, lasting only 8 months, but during that period, the young Rocker scored a string of memorable hit songs that solidified his legend status.
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Though The Everly Brothers were already a pretty much established act by 1958, the success of “All I Have To Do Is Dream” solidified their status as one of the most influential Rock groups ever
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Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nelson churned out a string of chart-topping hits, including “Poor Little Fool,” “Lonesome Town,” Hello Mary Lou Goodbye Heart” and “Travelin’ Man”
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“Runaway” was released by Del Shannon in February 1961 backed with “Jody” on BigTop records and it’s one of the most memorable songs of the 1960’s
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Perkins was a part of what became known as the Sun Records “million dollar quartet” and wrote seminal songs such as “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby”
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An influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades, with his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship, Little Richard laid the foundation for Rock N’ Roll, his music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. Little Richard influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres and he was a pioneer on the Rock N’ Roll lifestyle, on the aesthetic of Rock concerts and wardrobe. We couldn’t imagine Rock music without Little Richard. Look back at the life and career of the self-proclaimed Queen of Rock N’Roll
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