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By Sophie Culpepper

As WBRU features Black artists in the Revolutionary Roots series, read about the 50-year history of WBRU360 and its relationship with Providence's Black community.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1957: After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed...

This week in history – all you need to know about this week’s musical past lives. 1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released....

This week in history – all you need to know about this week’s musical past lives. 1902: The Gibson Mandolin guitar company was formed. Gibson’s first...

Here are the deets on what went down this week in music history: 1945 – Elvis Presley made his debut public appearance in a talent...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1931: The first long-playing record, a 33 1/3 rpm recording, was demonstrated at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York. The...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1958: The first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP,...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1938: Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris was born. US guitarist, pianist, 50’s duo Don & Dewey. Worked with Little Richard, John Mayall and...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1942: Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the US. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles,...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1964: Eleven boys were suspended from a school in Coventry, England for having Mick Jagger haircuts. 1964: Pirate radio station ‘Sutch’...