Music

Cheap Trick burst onto the scene in 1977 with a potent blend of new wave, power pop, blues, and even a little touch of punk. Robin Zander’s pin-up worthy good looks, Rick Nielsen’s blistering guitar,…

Gary Allan is a country music artist who began his career in 1996. Not only is he a signer, but he also writes many of his own songs and can play the guitar. In the…

In 1977, The Police started their musical journey in London, England. Although there were several lineup changes, the founding members were Andy Sumner played guitar, Stewart Copeland on drums and percussion, and Sting (born Gordon…

For two decades, Ronnie Milsap was the biggest thing in country music. The hits might not be coming as thick and fast as they did in the 70s and the 80s, but he’s still performing,…

When songwriters write a song, they often use their personal experiences to use as a theme or choose a topic with which listeners can relate. For example, falling in love, the end of a relationship,…

Johnny Horton was born on April 30. 1925 in Los Angeles, California. His parents were sharecroppers, so they moved between Tyler, Texas, where Horton was raised, and California, trying to find work. When he was…

Ranking the best Robert Plant songs from his post-Zeppelin years, one can find themselves constantly going back and forth. One moment “In the Mood” strikes your fancy, the next it’s “Sea of Love”. But what…

Hal Ketchum was born on April 9, 1953, in Greenwich, New York, and raised in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. He started his career as an R&B drummer at fifteen years old. At…

Lemmy’s attitude to his band was simple. “We are Motorhead,” he said. “And we play rock and roll.” Some people would be more inclined to describe their music as heavy metal, but this was a…