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The music industry is debating the term "urban," but the "pop" category often helps prop up white artists at the expense of the black artists who inspire them
From the moment Little Richard shouted “A wop bop a loo bop a wop bam boom!” in 1955, the world was never the same. His life was full of painful internal conflict, but no one better defined the freedom and raw energy of rock & roll
America loved Little Richard. His music made your liver quiver and your knees freeze. Now, after years of ogling orgies and holding parties in his nose, he confesses how the Devil made him do it and the Good Lord made him stop
New Orleans legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee co-wrote "Ain't That a Shame," produced Domino's "Blueberry Hill"
Blues-rock artist, 'Late Show' bandleader cover "Ain't That a Shame," "Maybelline"
We bid farewell to visionaries, iconoclasts and trailblazers – including Tom Petty, Chuck Berry and Chris Cornell – in music, film, TV and beyond
He was recording rock & roll in 1949 and influenced the Beatles – not that he'd ever brag about it
Live supergroup paid tribute to late rock icon with "Ain't That a Shame" at 'Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The reclusive rock & roll pioneer granted a rare interview to Rolling Stone to remember his dear friend
"His voice, piano playing and musical style was a huge influence on us," says former Beatle
