It was another ordinary day. Writing a follow-up to my story that I wrote about watching one of my all-time favorite TV shows...American Bandstand. Today I'll give you a few short stories about two of my most favorite Rock 'n Roll musicians...Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
As for Elvis...story begins with...originating from a blend of country, jazz and blues, rock 'n' roll was first born in this decade, and most people can say without debate that Elvis Presley was the first rock Star. It wasn't just the music. He was suave, he was swoonworthy, and he had the coolest style anyone had ever seen. Between the hair, the way he moved and that guitar, Elvis was almost singlehandedly responsible for the emergence of a new genre of music as well as rebel teen culture. Elvis signed his first contract with RCA Records in 1955 and made history with the 1956 song "Heartbreak Hotel," which soared to the top of the Billboard Top 100 charts for seven week and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for being one of the bestselling singles of its time. Personal troubles would cause an early tragic death at the age of 42, and Elvis left behind one daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who was briefly married to Michael Jackson and would carry on the family tradition by becoming a singer; her daughter Riley Keough is an actress most well known for playing the lead singer of a fictional '70s band in the 2023 show Daisy Jones & the Six. Performing must be in the blood.
And...as for The Beatles...story begins with...one cannot discuss the history of rock 'n' roll without mentioning the most influential and bestselling band of all time, The Beatles. Probably still the most popular and well-known group to every exist, and perhaps the only one in which all four members - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison - were not only recognizable but also equally adored by fans. This British quartet of talented Liverpool musicians took the world by storm in the 1960s with hit song after hit song, such as "Love Me Do," "Hey Jude" and "Here Comes the Sun." Though problems began to divide the group by the end of the decade, much of the world would blame Lennon's wife Yoko Ono for the eventual breakup of the Beatles. The remaining members went on to have successful solo careers, especially Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but Lennon's solo career and any chance of the band reuniting was put to a screeching halt after a man named Mark David Chapman murdered Lennon in front of his New York city residence in December 1980.
Perhaps you remember both Elvis and The Beatles! If you don't...well there's something wrong with you!! Can't imagine what type of water you must be drinking!! I'm sure there are many other musicians that you may favor more than my two choices, but as they say...Too each their own! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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