Continuing the celebration of King Records Month, this special features interviews with Lowman Darryl Pauling, the son of guitarist/songwriter Lowman Pauling; Dr. Fred Tanner, brother of two of the 5 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Of all the acts being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, The "5" Royales are probably the least known. But make no mistake: The R&B group is as deserving as any act ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Though they'd never admit it, from time to time, the folks who pick the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have used the designation "Early Influence'' because "Dang it, we goofed ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. ''BEGGARS and thieves'' is Robert Plant's famous description of the finest craftsmen of his trade. In his day, blues raiders such as Led ...

As a kid, one of my great joys was going to the library and combing through the music section for tantalizing pensées. One such tidbit went something like, “There are four bands that matter in the ...

CLEVELAND, OHIO – Family members of the "5" Royales arrived in Cleveland Friday for what is shaping into an all-star celebration of the groundbreaking music their fathers made in the 1950s. The ...

Johnny Tanner, who has died of bone cancer aged 78, was lead singer with the 5 Royales. They had only one strong year on the US charts, yet the likes of James Brown, the Temptations, Ray Charles and ...

It’s gratifying to see the home of Lowman Pauling of the “5” Royales, in northeast Winston-Salem, receive official recognition as a significant part of local history. The Forsyth County Historic ...

Ever thought about becoming a lobbyist? After Pauling’s recent smashing success as a gang of one petitioning one small corner of local government for one very important change, it seemed as good a way ...

RR: You mentioned influences, and I would love to discuss the 5 Royales’ Lowman “Pete” Pauling’s impact on your guitar playing and music. SC: Now that I look back on it, I have lived to regret that I ...