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There’s A “Riot” Goin’ On (On Record)
Fights and riots have inspired some songs. Then there are the artists who used their music to actively start somethin'.
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Fights and riots have inspired some songs. Then there are the artists who used their music to actively start somethin'.
If there were a monument to some of the founders of rock guitar, which four would you pick? We have some suggestions on the subject.
Disc jockey Alan Freed has long been the "face" of the 50s Payola Scandal. But it nearly engulfed another icon, too. How did their two stories differ?
Teenager Charlie Gracie was an early pioneer whose name may not be so familiar. But he likely beat Elvis to the first rockabilly record.
Kim Fowley did it all. But his true, controversial genius came out as a producer of acts including The Runaways.