I first heard of the Beatles’ existence in January, 1964, when I returned to my 7th-grade class, following Christmas vacation and the girls just wouldn’t shut up about those guys.
Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters. In October 1971, ...
New box set Power to the People is a portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono as political radicals thriving in NYC’s eclectic ...
Beginning with Love Me Do, there is plenty of evidence to support this contention. On the other hand, try to imagine the band’s first album kicking off with the verse “She was just seventeen/ Never ...
Nothing that The Beatles ever performed was intended to be the same kind of cliche rock and roll tune. They certainly had moments where they paid tribute to their heroes on their records, but John ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences in Lubbock, Texas has announced the appointment of Shannon Hall as general manager. The venue is managed by Legends ...
Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song ...
Sonny Curtis, the singer, songwriter, and musician known for penning songs like “I Fought The Law” and performing in Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, has died. He was 88. Per The New York Times, his ...
A prolific singer and songwriter who got his start with Buddy Holly, he also wrote “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and hundreds of other songs. By Michael S. Rosenwald Sonny Curtis, a prolific ...
When the movie “La Bamba” premiered 38 years ago, tracing the short singing career of teen idol Ritchie Valens, I became obsessed with the film, with Valens’ story and with the deaths of the other ...
My Dad Was Gay — But Married To My Mom For 64 Years. As She Died, I Overheard Something I Can't Forget. Trump's sinking of Venezuelan boat sparks fight between VP Vance, Sen. Rand Paul Rick Davies, ...
Surflight Theatre is on a roll. The opening night audience for Surflight Theatre’s “West Side Story” immediately rose as one when it came time for the curtain call. Opening night attendees for ...