Author: Linda Giantino

Anita Baker started her career in the late 1970s as a member of the funk band Chapter 8. After branching out on her own, she hit the big time in 1986 with her second album,…

Rusted Root came from Pittsburgh, PA. It started as a house band but became something more, as shown by how it has sold more than three million records. Strictly speaking, Rusted Root still exists. However,…

Richard Marx aspired to be a musician and even recorded a demo tape while in high school. Somehow, the tape reached Lionel Richie, who called Marx telling him to move to Los Angeles and start…

On July 23, 1971, Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois. but was mostly raised in Champaign. After a stint at a fiddling competition, her mother enrolled her at a state fair and the progressive…

Since breaking onto the scene in the 1970s with her eponymous debut album, Carly Simon has become one of the most popular singer/songwriters of all time. She’s won two Grammy Awards, countless other awards, and…

If you’re a Kiss fan, you’ll know that the band has been rocking out for over 40 years now. For those who weren’t alive in the 70s, you’re in for a treat. These 10 songs…

Have you ever heard of the hip-hop Group Cypress Hill? If you haven’t, it’s probably because you don’t pay any attention to this particular genre of music whatsoever. That’s because the group has achieved great…

Ben Harper is a three-time Grammy award winner who has graced the music scene with twelve studio albums. His songs vary in genre, including soul, folk, reggae, and rock. His fans also know him for…

Becky Hill is an English singer-songwriter who competed in the first series of The Voice UK. She didn’t win. Instead, she was eliminated in Week 5. However, one can argue that Hill is the single…