Rock-N-Roll News

The memory of the King of Rock 'n' Roll lives on this week in Michigan. The 10th annual Michigan ElvisFest is Friday and Saturday at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti's Depot Town.

When you see the Road Crew , make sure to stop over for your chance to get a giveaway item and to register for a great prize! Trust us; this is one crew you want to see on the road this summer! Who? What? Where? When! You can see a current list of events just below.

During the late 50s, in some countries the scene started. These groups were really influenced by the succes of Bill Halley and the Comets and Elvis Presley .

Smokey Robinson speaks at the memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson in Los Angeles.

Monday, July 06, 2009 3:06 AM He took his three-year-old daughter Suri to see the musical a oeJersey Boys.a Because if therea s one thing every toddler loves, ita s the rags-to-riches story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

THE first names in the line-up for Scarborough's annual summer rock 'n' roll festival have been announced.

Jeff Beck is a guitar god to some of his fans. He sees his hard-driving style somewhat differently.

Actress Katie Holmes arrives at the stage production of 'Jersey Boys: The Story Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons' at Princess Theatre on July 5, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.

Date: Wednesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: The Skinny Cost: Free Open Bar: Vodka 11 - 11:30pm, 2 - 2:30am Tired of the same old DJ sets? Then check out Rock n' Roll High.

"THE nearest you'll ever get to the real thing!" As tribute band claims go, that's some boast on behalf of the Upbeat Beatles who play Bournemouth's Pier Theatre on Friday, but it's one that Holly-wood royalty including Michael Douglas would go along with.

The late rocker Ritchie Valens, who grew up in Pacoima, is being honored Friday in Los Angeles.

Media coverage of celebrity deaths intensifies By PHIL ROSENTHAL Chicago Tribune "The CBS Evening News" on Aug.

Let's quash this rumor before it gets started: Michael Jackson did not fake his own death to escape the exhausting rigors of stardom.

Fourth of July is all about fireworks, food and, in some neighborhoods, the all-important block party where you block the streets and have a blast.

When Elvis did his swan dive from the throne in 1977, a cynic declared that death was a good career move for the fallen king of rock 'n' roll, whose singing voice and jumpsuit inseams had taken to faltering in public.

"The CBS Evening News" on Aug. 16, 1977, led with a story on the Panama Canal. Former President Gerald Ford had come out in favor of a plan, announced the week before, to give control of the canal to Panama.

Fred Powell makes his way into a small white room where the walls are covered with 45s.

Mick Jagger was was sentenced to three months in jail after being found guilty of illegal possession of pep pills.

SALISBURY -- A Salisbury man was in police custody Thursday in connection with a fire at a local rehabilitation facility.

Like Elvis before him, Michael Jackson is topping the charts in death as in life.