Today in Music History for Dec. 21: In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered ...

Young Aretha would meet visitors to the Franklin home from every walk of life, including some of the most prominent gospel musicians of the day (Clara Ward and James Cleveland), many of the great ...

This article first appeared in  Sun Life Magazine ,  a Daily Independent publication . Christmas and the arts, both steeped ...

In one of Graceland's most legendary rooms, Elvis Presley transformed a classic Carpenters song into something entirely his ...

Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" returns to several Billboard charts, as does his holiday full-length The Classic Christmas ...

Watch the first official trailer of the Oscar-nominated 'Elvis' filmmaker Baz Lurhmann's documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in ...

Presley’s raw, final televised performance of “Unchained Melody" in 1977, just weeks before his untimely death, is widely regarded as one of his most emotional and heartbreaking performances of all ...

Elvis Presley poured his heartbreak into Always on My Mind during his darkest year and fans still see it as the most ...

Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley had beef with the Beatles, but there was one George Harrison song that made them bury the ...

Director Baz Luhrmann once again takes on Presley's legacy in a new concert film that draws on archival footage discovered while making "Elvis." ...

The blending of Cote Deonath’s powerhouse performance and the Temple’s historical ambiance will make The Ultimate Elvis ...

The Estes Park Chorale’s seasonal concert is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies.