If you wanted to assemble a time-lapse movie of rock 'n' roll's development, you could begin by illustrating the way riffs have often defined rock's great songs and performances. Elmore James kicked ...

A driving beat. A twanging guitar. A jarring 3/4 time signature. Roy Orbison’s iconic breakthrough hit secures its classic status in the space of 10 seconds, before he’s even begun singing. Orbison co ...

Singing superstar Roy Orbison had a guitar before he had a pair of shoes, according to his son. The star, nicknamed The Big O, came from a poor background and achieved success through sheer ...