Music is the most cannibalistic creative endeavor, with musicians not only drawing inspiration from predecessors and contemporaries, but often imitating specific techniques, stealing catchy riffs or ...

Preston Lauterbach's new book, "Before Elvis," celebrates the many Black artists who shaped Elvis Presley’s creative vision ...

For music historian Preston Lauterbach, Elvis Presley stands out as an artist who synthesized a remarkable range of styles – “Black and white, urban and rural, spiritual and unholy ...