Carl Perkins is an unexpected choice of subject for the prolific musician biographer Jeff Apter, who lays out the life of the ...

Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service. His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio, ...

It was on December 4, 1956 when coincidence (and a few phone calls) brought together early rock titans Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis to Memphis’ Sun Studios.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 Join the scavenger hunt to find the holiday postcards 10-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the Meeker County Museum at the G.A.R.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 Lisa Bergh, Ridgewater College art instructor and former director of the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, has her first solo exhibition, “Topography” at the Minneapolis Institute of ...

As unforgiving as Iowa winters can be, perhaps the most unforgiving happened nearly 66 years ago when rock ‘n’ roll pioneers ...

After decades in the shadows as a catalog company, historic Sun Records was acquired four years ago by the global music and ...

For the most part, though, this exciting new scene was dominated by male artists – the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, or Fats Domino ... the label that discovered Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, ...

Clayton Cornelious, Jalen Harris, Harrell Holmes Jr., Elijah Ahmad Lewis and more ... Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison and Bill Dee, which was the inspiration for the 1990 film.

Jerry Lee Lewis, the popular "The Killer," wasn't just known for his multifaceted musical talent. His passion for driving was also well-known, and today we spotlight his distinguished 1941 Ford ...