The important thing about the concert held in the Norfolk, Va., municipal auditorium in September 1955 wasn’t so much who was onstage — a pretty boy named Elvis Presley — but who was in the audience: ...

On Sunday, April 8, pop music critic John Soeder previews the new exhibit, "Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip," opening at the Rock Hall. On Friday, April 13, Friday magazine will feature an ...

Joe Hoppel may work at a country radio station, but 42 years ago he was witness to rock ‘n’ roll history. The WCMS-FM (100.5) morning jock was employed at that same Norfolk station in April 1956 when ...

Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released "Be-Bop-A-Lula" today, June 5, in 1956. 47 years ago today, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released the rockabilly classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula" on the Capitol ...

At age 17, he dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. When he was 20, he shattered his left leg in what he said was a motorcycle crash, although there are alternate accounts of how ...