Before the Bee Gees were famous in the U.S., some of their songs, such as “Massachusetts” were already major hits in the U.K. However, it wasn’t until the release of their soundtrack, Saturday Night Fever, that the band became one of the most famous on the planet. The band has occasionally been referred to as…
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. His uniquely gravelly voice, peerless trumpet playing, and ability to bend lyrics and shape melodies to his will made him…
John Coltrane was an American composer and jazz saxophonist. In his musical career, he mainly focused on hard bop and bebop in his earlier career. Coltrane helped shape the jazz music industry and has 45 albums under his name. Below is a list ranking his albums from the worst to the best. 20. Lush Life…
Before Alice Cooper was a man, it was a band. Formed in 1964, Alice Cooper featured Vincent Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass. A couple of years later, they expanded their ranks to include Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar and Neal Smith on drums. Between 1969…
Aerosmith is a rock band that was formed in 1970 in Boston. The band consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton, guitarist Brad Whitford, and drummer Joey Kramer. Although they are known for their blues-based hard rock style, they also include elements of pop-rock, glam metal, heavy metal, and rhythm…
Marc Cohn is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the single “Walking in Memphis,” which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Otherwise, he isn’t remembered much. As such, Cohn has a bit of a reputation for being a one-hit-wonder. Still, that is too dismissive of the man’s musical output….
Deadbeat dads have inspired songs since words were set to music. The absent father is a narrative that has shaped countless tunes and continues to be a popular theme today. But not every papa in song is a rolling stone. Some characterize the good guys who provide for their family and love their kids. The…
The worst thing you can ever do in life is to give up because once you feel like you have nothing left to live for, suicidal thoughts start creeping into your mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld said it better; that hope is the last thing that dies in a man, and though sometimes it is…
Willie Nelson was on top of the Country music world in the mid-1970s. After he put Nashville in his rear view, Wille went back home to Texas. There he discovered his trademark sound. It was soon dubbed “Outlaw Country”. Willie’s career was going better than ever, and he had never been more popular. That’s when…