Elvis, who was strongly influenced by and nurtured on Black music, was a part of the revolution that stood up against Jim ...

Elvis' life was marred by tragedy and pain. From the moment Elvis was born, his bond with his mom was marked by tragedy – the stillbirth of his identical twin brother, Jessie, which cast a huge ...

Elvis also took away from his experiences at ... at last got cash money for his Mardi Gras anthem “Carnival Time.”) Then there is Big Mama Thornton, whose pure presence, huge talent, powerful ...

Memphis-made screen star Stella Stevens was an “It” girl of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. And now, her son is celebrating his ...

“I became a full-blown Elvis tribute artist if you will,” Milligan said. “My mom and I would pack up and travel and go all across the country doing that. Both my parents supported me in so ...

Elvis Presley’s grandson reminded Lisa Marie ... I can see how this sounds completely insane and absurd,” Keough said. “But I — my mom was just very much herself. And I — I don ...

Elvis Presley is a name synonymous with rock ... to gain mainstream traction when performed by Black artists. Big Mama Thornton’s original version of Hound Dog, for example, was a blues classic ...

Elvis Presley's former wife ... how deeply you are missed by all of us who carry you in our hearts.' -Mom.' Lisa Marie's death followed the tragic suicide of her grandson, Benjamin Keough ...

Today, the 17,552-sq.-ft. Colonial Revival estate has been open for tours longer than Elvis was alive, attracting some 600,000 guests annually and over 20 million visitors total — from Paul McCartney ...

Elvis had a lot of problems, and the history of rock ’n’ roll is filled with white appropriation of Black artists, as this show makes clear—though perhaps oddly, Big Mama Thornton ...

Joe and Elvis went into the military as young men ... which includes her mother (Melanie McCullough, who manages to make Mom both universal and high-specific) and father (Jaitee Thomas, finding ...