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Latin Boogaloo with DJ Turmix, Plus Chatting with Fanfarlo's Leon Beckenham, Dwight Twilley and Terence P. Minogue

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Larry Harlow, Shelter Records, Simon Balthazar, Latin Bugaloo, Jim Croce, Leon Beckenham, DJ Turmix, Playboy, Playboy Bunnies, The Southern Harmony, Sun Records, Terence P. Minogue, Phil Seymour, Fanfarlo, American Voices, Miles Davis, Sam Phillips, Carlos Vera, Louis Zamperini, On My Journey Home, Denny Cordell, Crack the Sky, Laura Hillenbrand, Roar, William Shield, Plains Trains and Automobiles, Johnny Colon, American Holidays, Dwight Twilley, William Walker, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Michael Jackson's "The Immortal Megamix," Plus Chatting With Chris Isaak and Phil Manzanera

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Robert Wyatt, Chrissie Hynde, Roy Orbison, Enrique Bunbury, Eurythmics, Also Lopez Gavilan, Roxy Music, Gorillaz, Buddy Holly, Carlos Santana, Carl Perkins, Chris Isaak, David GIlmour, Paul Thompson, Buena Vista Social Club, Sun Records, Phil Manzanera, The Beatles, Brad Pitt, Stevie Wonder, David Lynch, David Bowie, Jimmy Stewart, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Steve Winwood, Bryan Ferry, Red Dwarf, Johnny Cash, Lucho Brieva, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Doctor Who, Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, Cheech & Chong, Brian Eno, Héroes Del Silencio, Annie Lennox, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I've made a lot of records because that's what I do, and I've listened to a lot of records, and I have to tell you the truth--it wouldn't have mattered if The Beatles had recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on Silly Putty. It would have sounded good."

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Million Dollar Quartet: A Trip Inside Rock History

Danny Groner | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Sam Phillips, Million Dollar Quartet, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Sun Records, Jerry Lee Lewis, Music, Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, New York News
Danny Groner

This story about four rock n' roll legends is really a story about the record company, Sun Records, that launched their careers. Nevertheless, it's the music here that really tells the story.

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Low Country Blues: A Conversation with Gregg Allman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Lehman, Southern Rock, Gregg Allman, Devon Allman, T-Bone Burnett, Tom Dowd, The Allman Brothers, Hall & Oates, Warren Haynes, Sun Records, Blues, Dr. John, Honeytribe, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-02-16-ll.jpgGregg Allman's first album in fourteen years is debuting at #5. It's the highest charting record of his career, a solid comeback.

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Happy Birthday, Elvis

Noah St. John | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam Phillips, Happy Birthday, Sun Records, Graceland, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Birthday, Entertainment News
Noah St. John

On October 3, 1945, a ten-year-old boy stood onstage at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show talent contest. He was dressed as a cowboy, but he didn't like singing in public -- he was too shy.

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HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, And R. Kelly, Plus An Exclusive Of Neil Young's Live "Harvest Moon"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Altman, Robin Thicke, R. Kelly, Roger Semon, Neil Young, Sun Records, Geffen Records, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, OJ Da Juiceman, Ernst Michael Jorgensen, Keri Hilson, Booket T. And the MGs, Tyrese, Entertainment News, Stax Studios, The Zombies, The-Dream, Jxl, 3 Doors Down, The Whigs, Ruben Studdard, Shakira, Spongebob, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Tom Petty's album Pack Up The Plantation was a somewhat rockin' example of his stage shows. In comparison, that release was nothing more than a handful of crumbs compared to the feast that is The Live Anthology.

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HuffPost Reviews: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life / Playing For Change - Songs Around The World

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americana, Windham Hill, The Huffington Post, New York City Subway, Bono, Native Americans, Grateful Dead, Donny Herron, Sun Records, Higher Octave, Dublin Ireland, Mark Johnson, David Hildago, Blues Rock, The Buena Vista Social Club, George Recile, Oliver Dahan, Reggae, Six Flags, Carmine Street, Monks, Chess Records, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Knitting Factory, Willie Dixon, Playing for Change, Bob Dylan, Blues, Los Angeles, New York, Keb' Mo', Roger Ridley, Hulu, World Music, Jackson Browne, New Age, Robert Hunter, The Band, Mike Campbell, Tony Garnier, Soca, Narada, Himalayan, Bob Dylan Review, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.

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