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On February 3, 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when [...]
February 3, 2014
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In competing versions of the story, what Elvis Presley really wanted for his birthday was a rifle or a bicycle—both fairly typical choices for [...]
January 8, 2014
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Within a year, they’d be big. Within two, they’d be huge. And within three, they’d be the biggest band in the world. But on [...]
December 30, 2013
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General James Doolittle of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), hero of the daring “Doolittle Raid” on mainland Japan and later [...]
December 15, 2013
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On December 14, 1977, the motion picture, Saturday Night Fever premiered and the musical group behind the movie were launched into musical [...]
December 14, 2013
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It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving Day without hearing Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant. Here is the true incident that led to the [...]
November 28, 2013