The 1960s was a decade of extreme cultural change, and its music captured every bit of the turbulence, hope, rebellion, […] ...

Rock and roll was still young in the 1960s, with a clean slate to write and rewrite the rules. It’s hard to say which is more difficult: breaking new ground without a guide or reinventing the wheel ...

The world changed about 1,000 times in the 1960s. There was creative upheaval, social change, and the onset of new political agendas. And there was also the dawning of rock and roll music unlike the ...

Joe Nardone presented “A Night of ’60s Rock ‘n’ Roll” on Sept. 21 at the F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts. The show featured Tommy C, the Vogues, the Duprees, and rock legend Chubby Checker, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

WILKES-BARRE — In the fall of 1961, record industry history was made when Checker’s original hit record — “The Twist” — re-entered the charts, and by January 1962, it was back in the #1 position. No ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Chuck Berry is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. His distinctive guitar riffs, storytelling lyrics, and electrifying stage presence defined an era ...

Ohio’s Kool & The Gang, known for hits like “Get Down on It,” “Ladies Night,” and “Celebration,” has secured a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After learning of the induction, ...

Sixties rock icon Chubby Checker won’t be attending his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this year. The 83-year-old Grammy winner was among eight of 14 artists to appear on the ...

We tend to think jukebox musicals come together quickly, but they usually do not. Hollywood guy Tyler Mitchell, a theater novice but a longtime Huey Lewis fan, first approached Lewis with the idea for ...