THE REAL BIRTH OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLLTuesday, August 28th, 2007The Story: Most music scholars will agree that Elvis Presley invented rock ‘n’ roll with his legendary 1954 Sun recording of “That’s All Right Mama.” |
BOB DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC, ANGERS BRITISH FOLKIES!Thursday, July 19th, 2007The Story: While on tour in Manchester, England, legendary folk singer Bob Dylan played his first electric concerts outside of the U.S. Longtime Dylan fans felt betrayed by his switch to electric rock and let him know that he was considered a traitor. As heard on many famous bootlegs, a fan loudly berated Dylan with [...] |
ROBERT JOHNSON SELLS HIS SOUL AT THE CROSSROADS!Thursday, July 19th, 2007The Story: Legend has it that Delta-born guitarist Robert Johnson went down to the crossroads at midnight to sell his soul to the devil, and become a blues legend. His story was made into the 1986 film Crossroads starring “The Karate Kid” Ralph Macchio as Robert Johnson and Steve Vai as Satan’s personal shredder. |
NIKKI SIXX ODs ON DRUGS, COMES BACK TO LIFEThursday, June 28th, 2007The Story: After a grueling tour of Japan, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx overdosed on heroin in Slash’s Hollywood hotel room. Legally dead, Sixx was later revived by paramedics. After waking he proceeded to check himself out of the hospital and ODed again. The Truth: While it’s true Nikki Sixx has died on various occcasions, many people don’t know he repeatedly brought back to life using spare parts from Mötley bandmate Mick Mars. |
