Elvis Presley “Elvis Aaron Presley” was born January 8th,1935 in Tupelo Mississippi. He had a twin brother named “Jessie” who was still-born at birth. The “King” would sometimes talk to

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell was a British rock drummer who made the rounds and played in a number of successful bands including Rainbow and Whitesnake. His motto was to live

Papa” John Phillips Known for his trademark Russian Kossack fur hat, John Phillips was a talented musician and songwriter and played an important role in the development and maturation of

Kristen Pfaff Kristen Pfaff was a bass player with the Minneapolis group “Janitor Joe” when she was spotted at a L.A. night club by Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson

Lonesome Dave Peverett Lonesome Dave Peverett got his first claim to fame as a member of the moderately successful English boogie band “Savoy Brown” playing guitar alongside founding member Kim

Carl Perkins Carl Perkins was an original 50’s “Rockabilly” artist whose country-fused-with-blues songs left a lasting impression on rock. On December 19th of 1955 Perkins cut the classic “Blue Suede

Lawrence Payton Lawrence Payton was a member of “The Four Tops” who arranged and sang much of the harmonizing melodies behind lead singer Levi Stubbs. He remained active with the

John ‘Jaco’ Pastorius John ‘Jaco’ Pastorius was a brilliant bass player best known for his work with the jazz-fusion group “Weather Report”. His downfall was the demon alcohol, which had

Gram Parsons Gram Parsons was a pioneer of country rock. His group the “Flying Burritto Brothers” were one of the first to feature a steel guitar as part of a

Felix Pappalardi Felix Pappalardi was a producer as well as an accomplished bass player. He produced Cream’s “Disraeli Gears” and “Wheels of Fire” and provided various instrumentation to their recordings.