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How Sam Phillips Invented the Sound of Rock and Roll
If rock and roll is a religion, then Sun Studio is one of its holiest temples. The walls of this garage-turned-recording-studio in Memphis reverberate with the echoes of the past. This is where Elvis became king, Cash walked the line, and Perkins put on his blue suede shoes. This is where Roy Orbison, B.B. King, Ike Turner, and Jerry Lee Lewis all got their start. This is where rock and roll was born. Behind every guitar riff, drum beat, and lyrical innuendo, there was the man in the control room who engineered it all.
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Rock stars really do die young: study finds musicians die 25 years younger than average person
Australian study of 13,000 rock and pop stars finds they die younger and suggests music industry should assist depressed musicians. Pop and rock stars die up to 25 years younger than the average person and have far higher rates of death by accident, suicide and homicide, an Australian study has found. The study by a Sydney University academic says the "disturbing" findings suggest the music industry needs to stop "valorising" bad behaviour and destructive lifestyles.
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Pope Francis to Release Pop-Rock Album 'Wake Up!'
Hear uplifting, prog rock-inspired track, "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!"
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'More Than a Feeling': The making of a rock classic
Forty years ago, the band Boston released its debut single, “More Than a Feeling.” The song was a big hit, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard chart — but that was just the start of the story. “More Than a Feeling” became an enduring radio staple, one which established Boston among the biggest rock acts in the country and which helped turn the band’s eponymous debut album into a huge seller. This bittersweet tale about the power of music also helped define an entire genre of immaculately-produced, and performed, pop-rock.
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AC/DC - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 1980
Well I asked you if you wanted any rhythm and love, You said you wanna rock 'n' roll instead
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