One of the writers of Elvis Presley‘s “Hound Dog” survived an infamous shipwreck. This led to one of the most famous comments ever made about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Afterward, one performance of ...

Thankfully he was rescued from the sinking ship — the Andrea Doria, on which 43 others lost their lives — and brought to shore in New York, where his songwriting partner, Jerry Leiber, awaited him ...

Without a doubt, the constellation Orion the Hunter is probably the most recognized constellation in our Rochester night sky. You may think the Big Dipper is the most recognized, but it's not ...

Music historian Wynne (Something in the Water) scrupulously documents how Elvis’s 1956 hit song “Hound Dog” helped catapult rock ’n’ roll “into the American cultural mainstream.” Written for and ...

Singer and actor Shonka Dukureh, best known for playing Big Mama Thornton in the Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis,” is dead at 44. Shonka Dukureh sings “Hound Dog” as Big Mama Thornton in the film “Elvis.” ...

Does Doja Cat’s hit song “Vegas” qualify to be an Oscar best song nominee? The short answer is: Maybe. But the tune from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis” faces more challenges than the average new movie ...