One of his earliest Billboard hits was "Oh Carol!" which was written for his then girlfriend singer-songwriter Carole King. The song made it to number 9 on the Billboard charts in 1959. Has a star of the...
Anka co-wrote Jackson’s last hit, titled “This Is It.” The song was not released until it was found in Jackson’s home after his death in 2009 – despite the fact that it was...
He worked on his friend Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign in the '60s, and was at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles when Kennedy was assassinated there in 1968. Shattered by the loss, Bobby was...
When she was young she almost accepted a scholarship to New York University, but pursued music full-time instead. Her love affair with fellow singer Bobby Darin was cut short when her strict father learned...
Early in his career James Brown had the same manager as Little Richard. One evening in 1955 when Little Richard was not able to make one of his concerts his agent called on James Brown to go up on stage...
Whenever he performs live Berry picks a venue near an Indian restaurant. While at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall in the 1990s, the stage door was directly opposite the front door of the Mogul-E-Azam...
With a 6-inch pompadour and a soul-rocker voice, Wayne Cochran had an unforgettable stage presence his band, the C.C. Riders. He was once known as “The White Knight of Soul” in the 1960s-70s.