Author: Linda Giantino

Fall Out Boy started out as a pop punk-focused side project of the band members, who were involved in Chicago’s hardcore punk scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, it has proven to…

Tanya Tucker secured her first hit single at the age of just 13 years old. Unlike many child performers whose stars fade the moment they exit their teens, Tucker’s audience continued to grow as she…

Eric Andersen was part of the early ’60s Greenwich Village folk scene in New York. After two decades of flying solo and releasing 16 studio albums, Andersen decided to be part of the Danko/Fjeld/Andersen trio….

In 1974, ABBA became the first Swedish group to win the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. Their victory catapulted them into the limelight; over the next decade, they grew to become one of the biggest…

After listening to most of Trey Songz’s albums and songs, you will agree that he utilizes the full extent of his voice and sings with power and emotion that has often been mistaken as forceful…

Before becoming a household name in the 1960s and ’70s, Carla Thomas made records for her dad. During his tenure as A&R man at Stax Records, Rufus Thomas gave his little girl an outlet to…

Billie Holiday was a singer known for performing jazz and swing music. She was born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia in 1915 and earned the nickname ‘Lady Day.’ The singer began her career in 1930, and…

Not every album Celine Dion has made has been greeted warmly by the critics. In fact, most have received mixed reviews. It hasn’t stopped her from selling them by the boatload though. After releasing several…

Born to Albanian refugees, Ava Max grew up listening to Mariah Carey’s pop hits, and her mother sang opera. After living in Paris for one year, her parents moved to Wisconsin, where a good Samaritan…