With a Gretsch six-string slung over his shoulder is Kurt J. on lead guitar, vocals and pompadour. Drummer Bradley James fuels the band’s backbeat at just the right tempo. Rounding out the trio is ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...

If you’re a music lover, you’ve probably heard of Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. This legendary recording studio is known ...

The road to stardom for Stray Cats began with a trip overseas. They didn't have much money, but they had no shortage of ambition. Drummer Slim Jim Phantom says he has strong doubts today about whether ...

Exploring the wild life of Janis Martin, the female rockabilly star who was once dubbed the 'Female Elvis' after signing to ...

The Memphis area is full of ways to ring in the holiday season with music, from concerts to the "Nutcracker" to ukuleles.

Jerry Lee Lewis, a rock 'n' roll icon as controversial as he was influential, died on this day in 2022. He was 87 years old.

Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom chose a career path that put him in the same room with countless musical legends. Yet to hear him tell the story, it was largely just happenstance. When they came ...