Even the biggest bands in the world have to start something – and for the Rolling Stones it was in the smoky blues clubs of .

Dubbed the official home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll, the city in southwest Tennessee has served as the launching pad for countless stars, from Elvis Presley to B.B. King.

Memphis labels itself "The Home of the Blues" and "The Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll." Is that enough? Perhaps the city should give itself a third shout-out, as "The Center of Soul," in recognition ...

“But I feel very strongly that this whole Blues, rock n’ roll type of music has to be fostered and continued on.” Listen to Ghost Hounds’ new LP A Little Calamity, here.

He wanted everyone to know that he had not received proper credit for his influence on rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Born Richard Wayne Penniman on December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia ...

And then those same blues – especially the R&B brand – begat rock & roll. It came from Robert Johnson and B.B. King filtered ...

Rock 'n' roll pioneer also sang country ... country and rhythm and blues such as "Me and Bobby McGee" and "To Make Love Sweeter for You" as he endured a life often filled with alcohol, drugs ...

Whatever it is I do, if it's rock 'n' roll or country or rhythm and blues, it's just Jerry Lee Lewis.'' Lewis was born Sept. 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, and raised in the bosom of Assemblies ...