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In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of the day) heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of more than 800 people to a Texas schoolhouse and headed south to investigate. Within a matter of days, Parker was sending out telegrams and letters to promoters and booking agents: 'We have a new boy that is absolutely going to be one of the biggest things in the business in a very short time. His name is ELVIS PRESLEY.'

Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age 10, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker and encouraged by his cousin, the established blues man Bukka White, B.B. taught his guitar to sing in the unique solo style that, along with his relentless work ethic and humanity, became his trademark.

The son of first-generation Tongan immigrants, Hau drew on the legacy of his name (meaning 'King') to become one of the nation's most influential musical artists. But the best stories often come from the humblest beginnings. A promising junior rugby player, Hau decided in his teens to trade in the footy boots for Hammer pants, soaking up every bar and breakbeat of the new sound and culture exploding out of urban America: DJ Kool Herc and LL Cool J, mix-tapes and graffiti, velour Kangols and Beat Street.

Grammy winner John JR Robinson's bestselling memoir, "King of the Groove - How One Dream Transformed into 60 Years of Making Legendary Music," is captivating listeners with behind-the-scenes stories from his unprecedented six-decade career. This book plays a part in helping others to find new ways to believe in themselves. The memoir, featuring a foreword by the late, Quincy Jones offers listener and listeners an intimate glimpse into Robinson's journey from small-town Creston, Iowa into a legacy of over 500 million records sold, proving that rhythm isn't just what he does—it's who he is.

Includes exclusive bonus material: - a specially composed piano track - original instrumental pieces - a capella performances throughout A memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist.

He was the King of Rockabilly, and one of rock and roll's true pioneers. A groundbreaking guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Carl Perkins inspired countless musicians in country, rock, and pop music. Now acclaimed music writer Jeff Apter recounts Carl Perkins's remarkable life story—the triumphs, tragedies, and career highlights that include some of the most pivotal moments in music history.

The "smart and zippy account" (The Wall Street Journal) of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time. At once "a fascinating history of Vegas as gambling capital, celebrity playground, mob hangout, [and] entertainment Valhalla” (Rolling Stone) and the incredible "tale of how the King got his groove back" (Associated Press), Elvis in Vegas is a classic feel-good story for the ages.

This is the story of the 36-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music”. During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public.

All prior histories on the blues have alleged it originated on plantations in the Mississippi Delta. Not true, says author Chris Thomas King. In The Blues, King presents facts to disprove such myths. For example, as early as 1900, the sound of the blues was ubiquitous in New Orleans. The Mississippi Delta, meanwhile, was an unpopulated sportsman’s paradise - the frontier was still in the process of being cleared and drained for cultivation. Moreover, this book is the first to argue that the blues began as a cosmopolitan art form, not a rural one.

In this show, three friends (including special guests) and superfans of the band Kings Kaleidoscope come together to discuss all things related to the musical group.

After Baz Luhrmann’s movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike couldn't help but question the Black origins of Elvis Presley’s music and style, reigniting a debate that has been circling for decades. In Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King​, author Preston Lauterbach answers these questions definitively, based on new research and extensive, previously unpublished interviews with the artists who blazed the way and the people who knew them.

Welcome to the King and I podcast. This podcast is all about Elvis Presley, The King, Big E. In our segment "Remember When" we reenact a time in the King's life, however we add our own crazy spin to the the story. It's a parody to let's not get All Shook Up. Keep in mind, we love the King, we are huge fans, so we are not hear to make fun of Elvis, just to have fun with Elvis. In our next segment," Dear Elvis,". You can ask Big E anything you'd like, but just be prepared, be careful what you wish for. In our segment " Smash or Pass" with the help of one of Elvis's friends, we will decide ...

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Welcome to the on-demand chaos. The Rock King Radio Show is your daily blast of decade-spanning rock mayhem—hosted by syndicated madman and Rock N Roll cult leader Rock King Bobby D. Each 2-hour replay rips through the loudest new rock, the biggest 2000s anthems, the grimiest 90s riffs, and the Gen X legends who made you believe in guitars and eyeliner. It's raw, rebellious, and fully unfiltered—with VIP requests, fan-fueled rants, and the occasional trip into The Vault of the Unholy Riff. Missed the live show? No worries. Plug in, turn it up, and relive the chaos on your own time.

Lavish. presents ''The King Stays King''.This program will feature mixes of songs by the king of bachata, Romeo Santos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ENGLISH VERSION Jürgen König grew up in Berlin. His key experience at the end of the 60s was: first acoustic contact with the Cologne band CAN - an unbroken love affair til today. He studied education and after a 5-year intermezzo as a teacher he went into radio business in 1987. The music department of east German radio station DT64 was his starting point, where he began to present music shows. After the end of the GDR, he was involved in the development of public broadcasting in the new federal states of Germany at ORB's "Rockradio B". This was followed by 8 years at Radio "Fritz" and a ...

Benny Goodman, uno dei miti dello swing, si racconta in forma di monologo. Attraverso le tappe principali della sua vita e della sua straordinaria carriera, una pièce teatrale a puntate capace di entrare nelle pieghe dell’esistenza e della personalità di uno dei più grandi clarinettisti jazz di tutti i tempi.

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John Ander presents ''The King Stays King''.This program will feature mixes of songs by the king of bachata, Romeo Santos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.