Did Elvis Presley actually reach his peak in the 1960s?

Did Elvis Presley actually reach his peak in the 1960s?

Because of the prolific nature of the average pop star’s recording output in the 1950s and 1960s, there’s a temptation to look at their careers in the same way we would of a professional athlete, as a year-to-year tale of wins and losses, championships and MVP seasons mixed in amongst missteps, injuries and regressions. Unfortunately, the most obvious and consistently utilised way to look up an artist’s ‘statistics’ is by tracking their performa…

Remember When John Lennon Denounced His Former Idol on British Television in 1963?

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Portrait of John LENNON around 1960-1963. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) John Lennon might have developed his passion for playing music by listening to American rock ‘n’ roll stars. But by the time he was famous enough to be asked to appear on television, he had no problem denouncing those same artists for a laugh. In June 1963, the artist in Lennon’s crossfire was the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, …