Author: Thomas Newman

Singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker might have been best known for a song he wrote called “Mr. Bojangles” in 1968, but that certainly isn’t his only claim to fame. As a matter of fact,…

The Grass Roots are one of the more notable American rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. After all, few acts can sell more than 20 million records, even if they have been around for…

Michael Stanley Gee was a singer-songwriter and disc jockey from Cleveland, Ohio. Growing up in a blue-collar community of Cleveland, he first hit the rock scene as a member of The Bossmen, releasing one album…

Starz is a rock band that formed in the mid-1970s. Since then, it has been active on and off, as shown by how it missed most of the 1980s and 1990s. Starz has never seen…

American folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie has been performing since the 1960s, and he shows no signs of slowing down. He has written and recorded many great songs throughout his career, but which ones are the…

Montana boasts of being one of the eight states in the United States defined by mountainous terrains. It is endowed with natural resources yet remains with a low population. For this reason, the state attracts…

Soundtracks don’t outperform their accompanying films that often, but in 1998, Def Jam’s Rush Hour soundtrack came close. A classic blend of hip hop and R&B, the album climbed to 5 on the Billboard 200…

Stephen Collins Foster was born on July 4, 1826, in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. He was a composer and lyricist who wrote over 200 songs in his lifetime. Some of his most famous works include “Oh! Susanna”,…

Celtic Thunder is a singing ensemble famous for its theatrical shows. It has released numerous albums, which have received enthusiastic receptions. Given the name, interested individuals should have no problem guessing that Celtic Thunder is…