Colbie Caillat songs cover such topics as the value of self love, joy of impending nuptials, to the emotional anguish surrounding breakups. Her voice is soft and supple to the ear, yielding to the emotion she puts forth. Her delivery is never flabby or limp, but instead flexible, deliberate and delicate. Colbie was ‘discovered’ on…
Blackberry Smoke is a rock band that was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Charlie Starr, vocalist and bassist Richard Turner, drummer Brit Turner, keyboardist Brandon Still, and Pall Jackson on guitar and backing vocals. Although this is the main lineup when recording music, there are additional…
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. By the time the decade ended, he’d become one of country’s most popular artists, with a staggering 15 consecutive number…
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, it became the first group to gain a gold record. This ranking of all the Run DMC Studio Albums will…
“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 termed it ecstatic at first. But you know how music plays out, particularly for performers like Moby, who has been…
Crystal Gayle first started drawing attention in the 1960s as a backup singer for her big sister, Loretta Lynn. In 1970, she landed her own record deal, and over the next few years, began gradually forging her own identity away from Lynn. In 1975, she hit paydirt with her first top ten hit, Wrong Road…
He rarely has much to say and that could probably be explained by the tattoo on his forehead reading, “Death Before Dishonour” or the dagger tattoo between his eyebrows which is a tribute to his young brother who was killed in a drug deal gone wrong. Sheyaa Bin Abraham Joseph, better known as 21 Savage…
As the co-founder of A&M Records and Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert is nothing short of a music legend. The one man who could make an album that would sell millions without ever having to tour or do interviews (he gave up doing interviews in 1967). He didn’t need MTV to make him famous because he…
Missy Elliott began her career with the R&B group Sista in the early 1990s before teaming up with her longtime friend and collaborator Timbaland in the Swing Mob collective. After helping the likes of Aaliyah, SWV, and 702 rise up the charts, she made her own stab at stardom with her 1997 debut album Supa…