Elvis Presley was 18 years old when he recorded his first song at Sun Records Studio. Presley, as an unsigned artist, recorded his first two songs as a birthday gift for his mother in 1953. On his...

"[Elvis Presley] tried not to show it, but he felt so inferior. He reminded me of a Black man in a way; his insecurity was so markedly like that of a Black person." "I think maybe in 1930, from tal...

Science & TechnologyYear when the first cylinder phonograph, the precursor to the record, was invented: 1877 Year when the first gramophone, the precursor to the record player, was invented: 18...

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blues, the blues A form of music rooted in African-American folk traditions, spirituals, and work songs and characterized by call-and-response patterns. The blues have influenced a number of Americ...