The song is 2 minutes and 58 seconds long. It was written in 1954 by two songwriters who had never met Elvis Presley. It had already been recorded by Roy Hamilton, Timmy Euro, and Little Anthony and the Imperials before Elvis ever heard it. And when he finally sang it in February of…
There are moments in the history of live music that transcend the simple act of a musician playing an instrument. These are the rare, lightning-in-a-bottle instances where the artist, the venue, the crowd, and the song all align in a display of sheer, unadulterated magic. Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 1985 performance of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”…
You know, the South has been running hip-hop for a while now, but I Remember the east coast and the west coast was on top selling millions of records until these two 11 and 12 year old kids from Atlanta, Georgia came out and took the world by storm and their name was Chris…
You know, when you think of who created the genre called rock and roll, Some might say that it was Chuck Barry who created it. Some might say Little Richard was the first one or Fats Domino. But what about Ike Turner? The song titled Rocket 88 that he wrote is considered by many…
What’s up, CU crew? Before we get into today’s video, I want to show you all the super fun game I have been playing recently called Match Masters. Match Masters is the world’s first player versus player three match game where you attempt to match colorful pieces and score points faster than your opponent….
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. You, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear I, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States that I will faithfully execute…
5’4, Donald Pew Gaskins would earn himself the title the meanest man in America. >> If you had a business dispute, you’d sue him. He would kill him. >> A serial killer who, if he’s to be believed, was responsible for over a hundred cruel and sickening murders. Right over here is where uh…
It was a humid September afternoon in 1980 and Professor James Jazzy Washington was preparing for his weekly advanced jazz improvisation seminar at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. As one of the most respected jazz educators in the country and a former professional musician who had performed with legends like Miles…
Where’s the It’s a chaos that’s not being heard. >> There are sounds of destruction, of shelling, of shouts and cries, but no one hears them. >> Try to imagine the sound of someone shouting, groaning, screaming loudly. The shouting is loud. The pain and the groaning are very strong. But people walk by…
San Francisco, 1969. Chinatown. It looked like an ordinary Tuesday morning, but before the sun reached its peak, something would happen on Grant Avenue that no one who saw it would ever forget. Chinatown didn’t belong to the city the way other neighborhoods did. It belonged to the people inside it. Its borders weren’t drawn…
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