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Tom Jones Praise & Blame - review

Tom Jones Praise & Blame - review

Tom Jones' album "Praise & Blame" takes the Welsh star in a new and interesting direction. The result is his best album in years.

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One hit wonders - ten of the best

One hit wonders - ten of the best

Enjoy our selection of ten of the best one-hit wonders, spanning 1954 to 1979.

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Ten forgotten originals

Ten forgotten originals

Sometimes a cover verison of a song is so popular that it becomes better known than the first recording. Enjoy these "ten forgotten originals."

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Elvis Presley's essential first album

Elvis Presley's essential first album

We look back at Elvis Presley's first album, simply titled "Elvis Presley."

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T.A.M.I. Show DVD - review

T.A.M.I. Show DVD - review

Read the Classic Pop Icons review of one of this year's "must have" music DVD releases.

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Pop legends say Things Go Better with Coke

Pop legends say Things Go Better with Coke

Hear some of the biggest stars of the 1960s singing their Coke jingles, including Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison and The Moody Blues.

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Song of the Week #5 – “That’s All Right”

Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 6:01 am -

Elvis Presley’s very first single, “That’s All Right,” is this week’s song of the week.

This is one of the most important songs ever recorded. Nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, with sidemen Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass), were on a break during a studio session when they began improvising on an old blues song by Arthur Crudup. Producer Sam Phillips was amazed by what he heard and asked them to back up and try it again. The result was a new and unique sound which became known as rockabilly.

Elvis Presley at an early concert

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Congratulations to Bill and DJ

Written by admin on March 3, 2009 – 9:36 am -

Some of you will already be aware that Bill Black and DJ Fontana are among the inductees at this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.Both richly deserve their place in the ‘sidemen category’ for their innovative work with Elvis in the mid 50s.

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