In the 1940s, Frank Sinatra swayed his way into the hearts of music lovers everywhere. His popularity may have peaked and waned in the years that followed, but he remained, and remains, one of the most enduringly popular singers of the 20th century. From his love songs to his Christmas music to his general talent…
Manufactured pop might have its critics, but for as long as there are tweens, teens, and guilty pleasures, it’ll always have a market. When Simon Cowell put together five fledgling teen idols on the British “X Factor,” he knew he had something special on his hands. Just how special caught us all by surprise. For…
The Swedish progressive metal rock group known as Opeth was founded out of Stockholm, Sweden in 1989 by lead vocalist and guitarist David Isberg. Opeth got its name from “Opet”, which means “City of the Moon”. It was derived from Wilbur Smith’s novel (The Sunbird). It is a fictional Phoenician city located in South Africa….
William DuVall is an American musician. He is best-known for having become one of the lead vocalists of the grunge band Alice in Chains in 2006, which was necessary because of the death of Layne Staley in 2002. Besides said band, DuVall is also associated with other acts that include but are not limited to…
Before Van Halen exploded onto the scene with their self-titled debut, punk and disco ruled the roost. Rock was dead… or so everyone thought. As it happened, it was just taking a nap. “This is the 1980s!” declared singer David Lee Roth. “And this is the new sound – it’s hyper, it’s energy, it’s urgent.”…
Sonny Bono never intended to be part of a duo until he ran into Cherilyn Sarkisian in a coffee shop in 1962. They teamed up, both romantically and professionally, and spent the next couple of years banging out one folk-rock hit after the other. When the hits dried up, Sonny Bono turned to politics and…
Many years have passed since Justin Timberlake turned from the talented lead singer for boy band NSYNC to a successful solo artist with millions of fans worldwide. Over the years, Justin Timberlake has re-invented himself and broken new ground in mainstream pop music, making him one of the greatest all-around entertainers in the history of…
Josh Homme fronts the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, and lately, he has been in the limelight for the wrong reasons. The famous rock star ended up marrying his fan, Brody Dalle, although he had never considered marriage before. Maybe it is his take on marriage that led to their divorce, and now…
Shania Twain is arguably the best-selling female country musician of all time. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, Shania Twain has earned honorific titles such as “Queen of Country Pop,” which she truly deserves. In Ontario, Canada, Shania Twain was brought up in a low-income family in a small mining town known as Timmins….
In 1961, 13-year-old George Kooymans and 15-year-old Rinus Gerritson of The Hague, Netherlands, formed a rock and roll band that was then known as the Tornadoes. The name soon changed to Golden Earrings when they realized the first name they chose already belonged to somebody else. This new name was taken from an instrument of…