Travel the boondocks, go back in time, out past Rackemsack, on the Hamtramck Line. Hear a boogie piano played by a man from the hills....

Mike Edison apparently has a soft spot for book reviewers. Or maybe he just doesn’t want us to sweat the job too hard. As for our port...

"5" Royales in hot pink, 1 Lowman Pauling with Guitar Face This post is largely motivated by the recent circulation on the in...

January seems to be month of Weegee (nee Arthur Fellig, June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968) here in New York, with two exhibitions of the fab...

"Trogolodyte (Cave Man)": My favorite jam at age 10. I wasn't too sure at the time what "sockittome" meant, but I al...

Elvis Presley, January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977. Was he King of Rock 'n' Roll, or its Kiss of Death? Does it matter either way at t...

Moon bangs out a quick version of "Cherokee Boogie" for the cameras. He's introduced by country crooner George Morgan, on Mo...

Our story begins with what is, by now, familiar history: From out of the dust bowl of the 1930’s poured a great, westward moving ...

Photo by Weegee Happy New Year! from Gemini Spacecraft. May your '12 play the Dozens not too harshly with you. And steer clear o...