Author: Thomas Newman

People sometimes use music as a way to explore the human condition. As a result, it makes sense that there are numerous songs about being crazy. Some are metaphorical. In contrast, others are much more…

George “Van” Morrison was born on August 31, 1945, in Belfast, Ireland. According to Van Morrison, his father was a shipyard worker who listened to blues, country, and gospel which became the singer’s earliest musical…

Semi-trucks came into existence around the late 19th century and early 20th century. As the story goes, car manufacturers sold their products to people who often lived far from one another in those days. Due…

Whitesnake is an English hard rock band that formed in 1978, and David Coverdale, a former member of Deep Purple, put the band together. Originally, they were Coverdale’s backing band, but they want on to…

Anyone familiar with the music of Joe Walsh is well aware of his talents as a musician, composer and performer. A musical icon, Walsh is incredibly accomplished when it comes to his music and longevity…

Kentucky became a state in 1792. That would have happened sooner. However, the U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation partway through the process, which forced the relevant parties to restart it to prevent potential…

Over the course of their career, Pink Floyd made 15 albums, five of which topped the UK charts. Not all of them were great (the less said about the post- Roger Waters’ era, the better)…

Musicians don’t get much more influential than Louis Armstrong. Over a five-decade career, his talents as a singer, a performer, and a musician shaped the development of jazz, eventually influencing popular music as a whole….

Whether you know him as The Charro from Huentitán, The King of Ranchera Music, or The Idol of Mexico, if you’re any kind of a fan of Ranchera, you’ll be familiar with the work of…