Okay, guys and gals... this week's topic has to do with something I'm about to cover on the site. Namely, wedding oldies! What are the best (and worst) songs you've ... Read More

From Art Armani at Special Ops Media... a preview of the new CD Elvis By The Presleys, due out May 3rd. --- The double CD Elvis By the Presleys contains 24 tracks ... Read More

The latest in EMI's series of releases celebrating the centennial of Las Vegas... a full "late show" of Dino at the Sands Hotel in 1967! If you never got to ... Read More

The Kinks' Ray Davies, shot in the leg while trying to foil a robbery in New Orleans last year, says he's "too busy touring" to show up for the prosecution ... Read More

Ever wondered why they call him the Killer? Why he burned down his piano? How he dealt with religion? Why he married his cousin? Those questions and many more are ... Read More

A look at one of the most romantic, troubled, sexual, and tragic figures in the history of rock... a true visionary who epitomized Motown and then transcended it, reinventing R&B ... Read More

This week's battle: "Teen Angel" (Mark Dinning) vs. "Last Kiss" (J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers) Here are the latest results of our previous poll, which is still in progress: "(Hey) Little Girl" ... Read More

IS Legacy's latest single-disc collection of Dion's greatest hits really the essential Dion? Read my review and find out what's missing, what's here, and why this new disc may be ... Read More

Another new feature at oldies.about.com... my guide to creating a Buddy Holly collection, featuring the basic cds, dvds, and books you'll need to fully appreciate this rock and roll pioneer. ... Read More

From Margo Lewis at HooplaPR: --- Rock 'n' Roll piano legend, Johnnie Johnson, died of natural causes at his home outside of St. Louis, MO this morning [April 13]. He was 80 ... Read More

A tribute to one of the most unique voices (and presences) in rock and roll history... the operatic, tragic, ultra-romantic Roy Orbison. Read how his life mirrored his songs, and ... Read More

--- Hi Robert, I love your site. I read it almost daily and learn something new almost every time. I represent many recording artists from the 60's and 70's and find it ... Read More

My question this week is: were your parents (or grandparents) right? Did rock and roll ruin society, or at least help it along? Are we better off now for having ... Read More

Remember "Lazy Day"? Or "Sunday Will Never Be The Same"? Or "Like To Get To Know You"? Then you're thinking of Spanky and Our Gang, the shinier, happier, jazzier counterpart ... Read More

Yes, after a couple of years off, the Beatles' famed drummer is back with an album of all-new material, done with the same people who brought you "Vertical Man" and ... Read More

An all-new addition to oldies.about.com... how accurate was the "Ray" movie in answering questions about the man they call the Genius? Want to know the real story on his backup ... Read More

Rock and roll's original jesters and the group that may have done more for doo-wop than any other. Read all about their formation, the big hits, the men who made ... Read More

The new two-disc compilation of classic R&B and rock from New Orleans... Fifties rock, Sixties soul, and Seventies funk! Hits and classics that should have been are all over this ... Read More

Smokey Robinson's got his own CD/DVD best-of coming out on May 3, one that boasts all his big Miracles hits as well as some solo classics. But there's even more ... Read More