In many ways, Sinatra and Elvis inspired a similar public reaction when they first rose to fame. Both commanded screaming audiences whipped up to previously unheard-of levels of frenzy. Sinatra just ...
The Beatles hit the charts in England in late 1962. The United States was a little behind the times, and the Fab Four didn’t land on the Billboard charts until 1964. Regardless, John and Paul were ...
When Elvis Presley was found on the floor at Graceland on Aug. 16, 1977, his road manager called the Memphis Fire Department and an ambulance was dispatched to the scene. Now, a recording of that call ...
Deborah Fisher is executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, an organization that has monitored and researched open government in Tennessee since 2003. Editor's note: This column ...