Frank Zappa might be linked to rock music today, but that was never his intention when he started playing guitar in the late 1950s.

When rock and roll burst onto the scene in the 1950s teenagers instantly connected with its vital, rebellious energy.

Domino, whose piano-based hits influenced generations, is said to have died of natural causes according to chief investigator Mark Bone. Starting in the 1940s, Domino helped establish his hometown of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering rock ‘n’ roll Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84. An attorney and family spokesperson said Everly died Saturday at his home in ...

When the movie “La Bamba” premiered 38 years ago, tracing the short singing career of teen idol Ritchie Valens, I became obsessed with the film, with Valens’ story and with the deaths of the other ...

Connie Francis who became the first lady of rock 'n roll in the late-1950s and early-1960s has died. She was 87. "It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my ...

Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock 'n' roll music, has died. He was 84. Everly died at his home in Nashville, ...