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Revisit the magical evening in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash found themselves jamming at the Sun Records studio in 'One Night in Memphis' [...]

Aug. 28--The Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick has announced its lineup for the summer of 2018. Kicking off the 60th anniversary season is 'Million Dollar Quartet,' based on the [...]

Byline: Charlie Patton April 24--In Dec. 4, 1956, what came to be called the Million Dollar Quartet spent a few hours in the recording studios of Sun Records in Memphis, [...]

Byline: Jaclyn Goldsborough Jan. 23--When it comes to the coincidental life of W.S. Holland, he calls it all a fluke. Why was he there the day of the historic Million [...]

Byline: Brett Johnson Nov. 18--Chris Isaak's brooding falsetto can at times approach that of Roy Orbison, the longtime owner of the word. Isaak's voice also can slide into Elvis Presley [...]

Byline: Doug Fraser June 18--HYANNIS -- Chris Isaak can make his voice break, soar and swoon like the best of the crooners of the 1950s and '60s. Growing up in [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Jan. 08--A rare 1955 radio broadcast and a cache of early home demos are among the historical recordings that will be included in a forthcoming Johnny Cash [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Jan. 07--A rare 1955 radio broadcast and a cache of early home demos are among the historical recordings that will be included in a forthcoming Johnny Cash [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Jan. 04--Seven years after his death, some unheard music by the Man in Black will make its way to the public. In late February, Sony/Legacy will release [...]

Byline: John Beifuss Nov. 05--Is it any wonder John Lennon became a rock-and-roller? According to 'Nowhere Boy,' a biopic about the future Beatle's tumultuous teen years, rockin' was in his [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Oct. 24--Last month, Memphis music distribution company Select-O-Hits celebrated its 50th anniversary. But for Select-O-Hits co-head Johnny Phillips, the occasion was not greeted with overwhelming joy, so [...]

Byline: Jonas Beals Oct. 14--What happens when a country music legend releases a song and no radio station will play it? 'Johnny Cash Is Dead and His House Burned Down' [...]

Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez Sept. 17--It's been 25 years since singer-songwriter Chris Isaak released his breakthrough album 'Silvertone.' But his swoon-worthy voice is as strong as it's ever been, if not [...]

Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez Sept. 15--It's been 25 years since singer-songwriter Chris Isaak released his breakthrough album 'Silvertone.' But his swoon-worthy voice is as strong as it's ever been, if not [...]

Byline: Jason Bracelin Aug. 20--In a way, they're blues traditionalists, though they certainly don't sound like it. Instead, the hard chargin' Lucky Cheats take a bevy of old school influences [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Aug. 3--The sky grew dimmer on Sunday, as another great ray of light from the Sun Records roster, Billy Lee Riley, died. Riley, who'd been battling cancer [...]

Byline: Bob Mehr Apr. 21--The Levitt Shell at Overton Park has announced the lineup for its Spring 2009 concert series, which kicks off with a performance from Sun Records legend [...]

Byline: Blake Hannon Jul. 25--Even after his death in 2003, listeners continue to be fascinated with the songs of country music legend Johnny Cash. A new record featuring the 'Man [...]

Byline: Rafer Guzman Jan. 22--The new album from Jerry Lee Lewis, his first in more than a decade, is titled 'Last Man Standing,' and the 71-year-old rock-and-roller deserves the appellation [...]