Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter.
Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock ‘n’ roll‘s first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (“the Boss”) is 74 years old today. Bruce Springsteen is a rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Springsteen is a pioneer of heartland rock.
(FOX NEWS) – Milton Snavely Hershey, a German-speaking Mennonite farmer who turned his passion for confections into a symbol of American affluence and goodwill, was born in Derry Township, Penn., on this day in history, Sept. 13, 1857.
"Milton Hershey was the rarest of men — both a dreamer and a builder," notes his biography at the Candy Hall of Fame, into which the chocolatier was inducted in 1972.
He founded both the Hershey Chocolate Co. in 1894 and the Milton Hershey School in 1909.
Known as Buddy Holly, born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas was a singer, songwriter and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.
The spelling change from Holley to Holly came about because of an error in a contract he was asked to sign, listing him as Buddy Holly, according to the website for "The Buddy Holly Story."
As the fourth and youngest child in his family, Holly was nicknamed "Buddy" by his mother, who felt that his given name was too big for her young boy, according to Biography.com.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets (from left to right), Joe B. Mauldin, Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison.