The name Alan Freed may be largely forgotten now, but for several years in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a cultural trailblazer. He introduced the term “rock and roll” to mainstream US audiences in the ...

A 1956 hit ranked among the greatest songs of all time helped define early rock and roll and became a lasting classic.

Muddy Waters got it right with his anthemic song, “The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll.” And few figures ever personified that evolutionary link as clearly as Big Joe Turner, the ...

There’s nothing polite about the way Troy Mercy attacks a guitar. The elusive Americana and blues-schooled songwriter trades ...

Rock music fans are fortunate John Lodge didn’t pursue his initial career goal. The bassist for British progressive rock pioneers The Moody Blues had a boyhood dream of designing automobiles. “I was ...

BAY CITY, MI – Blues guitarist Larry McCray has shared the stage with greats like B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan and the Allman Brothers. And beginning this week, he is sharing the spotlight with other ...