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.

This movement brought diverse musical traditions together and forged a new sound out of the propulsive beat of rhythm and blues and the twang of country and western. Rock ’n’ roll, it is said, is the ...

The man probably most responsible for turning the Negro rhythm and blues into the all-American rock ’n’ roll was disc jockey ... part of his everyday-noise background, just as city dwellers ...

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.

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 ...