Sugar Ray is a popular American rock band formed back in 1986 in Newport Beach, California. The band originally began playing heavy nu-metal theme music and later rose to fame in 1997 after they released their pop-influenced track dubbed Fly. The single Fly was a great success and largely influenced the band’s decision to shift…
After establishing a firm fanbase in the Christian rock community, Switchfoot’s career went into orbit with the release of their fourth album, The Beautiful Letdown. The album went double platinum, Switchfoot hit the mainstream airwaves, and suddenly, they were as much of a hit with secular audiences as with faith-based ones. Since then, the band…
Bright Eyes originally began as a solo project by singer/songwriter Conor Oberst. As a musician and songwriter, Conor has been prolific in releasing music under Bright Eyes and multiple side projects with monikers such as Monster of Folk, Desaparecidos, Better Oblivion Community Centre, and so many others. Shortly after the first Bright Eyes release, multi-instrumentalist…
Due to the fact that he was brought up in Australia, Keith Urban worked twice as hard to get accepted into the Nashville country music scene. That wasn’t the only thing that has made Keith Urban stand out among his peers in the country music scene. He is a God-fearing man with great musical talents…
Blackberry Smoke is a rock band that was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Charlie Starr, vocalist and bassist Richard Turner, drummer Brit Turner, keyboardist Brandon Still, and Pall Jackson on guitar and backing vocals. Although this is the main lineup when recording music, there are additional…
In 1999 the American country music band known as Rascal Flatts started out at the Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville, Tennessee. Founders Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, James Otto, and Michael English each came from their own musical backgrounds that include contemporary gospel and country. At the time DeMarcus was with another band, Chely…
In 1985, singer-songwriter Andy Bell teamed up with Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode to form the synth-pop duo, Erasure. After a couple of false starts, they hit the big time with their fourth single, Sometimes. From that point on, they became firm fixtures on the UK charts, dominating the airwaves throughout the 80s and 90s…
The glam metal group known as Dokken first teamed up in 1978 when founder Don Dokken had to change his original band name, Airborn because a group known as Airborne had already signed a record deal. The starting lineup of Dokken when it recorded and released the first album featured frontman Don Dokken, George Lynch…
Bright Eyes originally began as a solo project by singer/songwriter Conor Oberst. As a musician and songwriter, Conor has been prolific in releasing music under Bright Eyes and multiple side projects with monikers such as Monster of Folk, Desaparecidos, Better Oblivion Community Centre, and so many others. Shortly after the first Bright Eyes release, multi-instrumentalist…