In March 1957, a young Texas singer made rock and roll history when his breakout single hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart. The ...

The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had as profound an impact on the evolution of rock and roll as Little Richard. With his commanding stage presence, virtuosic piano performances, and dynamic vocal ...

While each decade of rock music has its particular groove, the 1960s iteration was much closer to the genre’s R&B origins. Early rock and roll had danceable rhythms, which stand in contrast to the ...

Discovery has identified what we already know: A brother sang the first rock-and-roll song. “That’s All Right Mama” by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup is the world’s oldest rock song, according to ...

Many talented African American musicians were behind the early sounds of rock and roll as we know it, though many remain overshadowed by the biggest names of the 1950s. Elvis Presley popularized the ...

Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode served as the blueprint for rock and roll, influencing legends like The Beatles and Elvis Presley.