Music, photos, movies, licensing and merchandising rights are all part of a package of Elvis Presley's intellectual rights sold to Authentic Brands Group this week.
1970: Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful" single was certified Gold.
1971: Jerry Reed's "When You're Hot, You're Hot" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.
1971: John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" broke into the Top 40.
1976: The Oak Ridge Boys first appeared on the country charts.
Gordon Stoker, tenor singer for Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires, died Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He was 88.
The Jordanaires’ harmonies can be heard on some of the most famous recordings from the 1960s and early ‘70s, particularly the Elvis Presley classics “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” and “It’s Now or Never.”
Kelly Clarkson was on fire at the 2013 Country Radio Seminar, as she introduced a new song that everyone is talking about called 'Ain't Gonna Like It'. With help from a trio of girlfriends, she hit every note and delivered in such a way that pulled everyone to their feet.
There will be an awesome show at the Victoria Fine Arts Center on Saturday called Donny Edwards 'A True Tribute To Elvis'. The show will start around 7p.m.
Donny will take you through the early years and Elvis' Las Vegas era! This guy has the looks, the move & the voice with special guest Wayne King opening the show with his rendition of Roy Orbison. ...
Lyricist Jerry Leiber, who with composer and longtime collaborator Mike Stoller wrote songs recorded by Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones and many others, died Monday in Los Angeles.
Leiber, 78, had been battling cardiopulmonary disease.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1863 – The US begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300 (More info)
1898 – President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States (More info)