"We're an American Band" became Grand Funk Railroad's first #1 single on September 29th 1973. The song is famous in Arkansas for making reference to notorious Little Rock groupie "Sweet" Connie Hamzy. Check out the video below.

The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen once received the Guinness Book of World Records entry for "Largest audience at a pop festival." An estimated 600,000 rock fans came to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside of Watkins Glen, New…

The July 5, 1975, arrest of Rolling Stones guitarists Ron Wood and Keith Richards in Fordyce is now legend among Arkansans, and just another scrape with the law for the outlaw band. 

Fresh off a gig in Memphis, Tennessee. Richards…

In 1954 Osceola radio Station KOSE 860 AM was the first radio station in Arkansas to play Elvis Presley. KOSE disc jockey George Klein (a classmate of Elvis) was given a copy of the brand new single "That's All Right"…

Fayetteville-based heavy blues rocker Shawn James recently received the honor of becoming a Mesa Boogie-endorsed artist.

James, who is currently on tour with his band Shawn James & The Shapeshifters, announced the endorsement on Facebook earlier this…

Foo Fighters are planning the release of their ninth studio record, "Concrete and Gold," on Sept. 15 and have announced a set of corresponding fall tour dates in support of it.

The “Concrete and Gold” World Tour --…

Award-winning singer-songwriter, musician and actor Kris Kristofferson has been named this week as a headliner at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, scheduled for October 19-21 in Dyess, Arkansas. Best known for his songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the…

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The planned $100 million entertainment district in El Dorado has been titled the Murphy Arts District and is gearing up for a grand opening later this year.  

Named after the El Dorado-based companies Murphy USA, Murphy Oil Corp…