Monthly Archives: May 2026

In 1968, Elvis starred with Nancy Sinatra in the movie “Speedway.” Elvis played a racecar driver while Nancy was an IRS agent trying to collect his back taxes. The film also featured NASCAR drivers like Richard Petty and Cale Yarbrough. … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most unsual group to record for Sam Phillips, the man who discovered Elvis, was the Prisonaires. They just happened to be inmates at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. Their biggest hit came in 1953 with “Just Walkin’ … Continue reading →

Do You Love Me” was a song written by Barry Gordy for the Temptations. However, when the Temptations were late for a recording session, Gordy gave it the Contours to record. They had a hit with it in 1962 and, … Continue reading →

Ricky Nelson had nine top-10 singles in a row in the late 1950’s. However, the Rock-a-billy influence began to fade by the end of the decade, and Ricky’s music gave way to the softer more polished sounds of the early … Continue reading →

The Five Keys formed in 1945 in Newport News, Virginia and although they never had any giant hits they were pioneers in the early days of Doo Wop and heavily influenced many of the major acts of the fifties. They … Continue reading →

“The Soul Of Ike & Tina Turner” was the first album for the famous duo and features their first hit, “A Fool In Love.” The song was originally sung by Tina as a demo for Art Lassiter who was then … Continue reading →

The Honeys were back-up singers for the Beach Boys on their hit, “Be True To Your School” and for Jan and Dean on “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.” Member Marilyn Rovell would later marry Beach Boy, Brian Wilson. The … Continue reading →

A shoeshine boy from Georgia grew up to be one of the most famous and successful performers of all time. Known as the Godfather of Soul, James Brown gave you your money’s worth if you saw him in concert or … Continue reading →

Who did Elvis Presley open for in the early 1950’s? The answer—Slim Whitman, a Country/Folk singer from Florida whose 1955 single of “Rose Marie” held the record for longest time at number 1 on the British charts until Bryan Adams … Continue reading →

Outlaw Country is a relatively new term but David Allan Coe was Outlaw Country before Outlaw Country was cool. Spending much of his youth in correctional facilities, he also once lived in a hearse and a cave. He’s also the … Continue reading →