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10 Hilarious Tour-Rider Demands

Getty Images Rock stars have needs, too. But when you're used to getting pretty much ... Read More »

Prince Douses Crowd With Purple Confetti at 'Welcome 2 America' Tour Opener

Prince kicked off his "Welcome 2 America" tour at New Jersey's Izod Center. ... Read More »

Bachman-Turner Overdrive Inspired Elvis to Take Care of Business

Dan Harper In the '70s, "taking care of business" was a catchphrase for Elvis Presley. He named ... Read More »

Rock 'n' Roll Wildman Esquerita Teaches Little Richard a Trick or Two -- Twisted Tales

With his flamboyant makeup, sculpted pompadour, assaultive piano playing and glass-busting trills, ... Read More »

Roky Erickson and Okkervil River Carry Each Other in New York

Only in a live setting -- Tuesday night at New York City's Webster Hall, for example -- does it ... Read More »

Patti Smith Professes Her Love for Opera

Those who are familiar with punk laureate Patti Smith may not necessarily associate her with opera ... Read More »

Premature Retirements: Never Say Never Again

As jobs go, pop star would appear to be the one gig you can never truly quit. But a long list of ... Read More »

In Living Color: 20 Important Black Rockers Past and Present

Jimi Hendrix plugging in his electric guitar -- that's black power. Rock music was born from rhythm ... Read More »

Little Richard Ready to Rock After Hip Surgery

Little Richard says that he intends to return to live work in 2010 after undergoing successful hip ... Read More »

Little Richard Undergoes Hip Surgery

Even those living legends who still rock are in need of a body tune-up every once in awhile. Little ... Read More »

Documentary Tracks the 'Birth of Rock and Roll'

Sometimes it's easy to think that rock and roll sprouted overnight, that people like Elvis started ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Lemmy's Musical Muses

"Elvis inspired my sideburns, but Little Richard my vocals." --Lemmy Motörhead's frontman ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: December 5, 2008

On This Date in 1932: Little Richard is born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Ga. The Almanac ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: October 12, 2008

On This Date in 1957: During a tour of Australia, Little Richard announces he is quitting rock 'n' ... Read More »

Shockingly Cocky Quotes: No. 5

"I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' ... Read More »

Fogerty, Lewis, Little Richard Classically Rock the Grammys

Proving they can still rock, legends John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard took the stage ... Read More »