The 10 Best Toby Keith Songs of All-Time
When Toby Keith first rode into Nashville in the early 1990s, no one paid any attention. After trying and failing to win a record deal, he cut his losses and headed home. But then a…
When Toby Keith first rode into Nashville in the early 1990s, no one paid any attention. After trying and failing to win a record deal, he cut his losses and headed home. But then a…
Texas-born and raised Gene Watson officially began his music career in 1962, performing in local clubs at night while working at an auto body shop during the day. The start of his recording career saw…
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…
Together with Merle Haggard, Buck Owens pioneered the Bakersfield sound (or, as he preferred to call it “American Music”), an electrified, rock-influenced style of honky tonk that came to dominate the charts in the ’60s….
Run DMC was an American rap group from Hollis Queens, New York City. It was founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Thanks to its first album, “Run DMC,” in 1984,…
Jimi Hendrix described Lolly Vegas as the best guitarist he had ever heard. In fact, he suggested that the two brothers, Lolly Vegas and Pat, should create a band. Jimi Hendrix’s suggestion resulted in the…
The Black Crowes may have been a band born out of time, but it was always their refusal to acknowledge that the 1970s had ended that made them so uniquely compelling. When they burst onto…
“Play” was the first song to draw the attention of music critics, which didn’t do well on the billboards until the 2000s. It ended up being a “blessing in disguise,” though not every Moby fan…
Before Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell formed Run DMC in 1983, rap had been sidelined, pushed underground, and had zero commercial appeal. Along with the Beastie Boys, Run DMC changed that for good….