With 2025 marking what would have been Elvis Presley's 90th birthday, there will be considerable focus on honoring the "King of Rock 'n' Roll." But for author Preston Lauterbach, it’s also an ...

In the 1990 hip-hop anthem “Fight the Power,” Chuck D of Public Enemy slammed Elvis Presley. Elvis may have been “a hero to most,” but for the militantly conscious rapper, that “sucker” was a ...

"BEFORE ELVIS: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS WHO MADE THE KING" by Preston Lauterbach (Grand Central, 320 pages, $30). In the 1990 hip-hop anthem "Fight the Power," Chuck D of Public Enemy slammed ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

Since its inception, the question of who, when, and where rock music originated has been a topic of debate. That cool mixture of drums, bass, and electric guitar, merging melody, uptempo beats, and ...

Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live NFL Makes Tom Brady Ruling as Patriots Legend Caught in ...

American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.

Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” ...

There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll—first electrified by a Black woman in 1938—every major American genre ...