The peripheral-centric rhythm genre seems like it's been around for an eternity, doesn't it? In actuality, the genre went from relative obscurity to complete and utter saturation in just five years.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had as profound an impact on the evolution of rock and roll as Little Richard. With his commanding stage presence, virtuosic piano performances, and dynamic vocal ...

Editor’s Note: Elijah Wald is a musician and writer whose books include “Escaping the Delta,” “How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Dylan Goes Electric.” The views expressed in this ...

Without a solid rhythm section, there's little hope for a rock band. Harsh as that may seem, it really cannot be overstated the importance of the cohesion between a drummer and a bassist — they serve ...

Huey “Piano” Smith, a New Orleans boogie-woogie pianist who wrote and recorded the 1950s rock-and-roll standards “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Sea Cruise” and who influenced many ...