In 1984, Ween founders Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo first met while sharing the same typing class in junior high. At first, neither cared due to their different backgrounds. However, when it came to music,…

The Doobie Brothers may have gone through numerous lineup changes and shifted between various genres over their long career, but they remain, as ever, the quintessential biker-meets-hippie band. Their back catalog includes a clutch of…

Primus might be an acquired taste, but once that taste is acquired, you never lose it. Since 1990, Les Claypool and his merry band of oddballs have been keeping us entertained with their gloriously perverse…

Big Sean is arguably one of the greatest rappers to ever come out of Detroit. His excellent word choice and “Supa Dupa” impressed Kanye West, who later gave him a shot on his team. After…

After the tragic death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in 1980, the remaining band members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris, made the almost impossible decision to carry on. Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert was…

Waylon Jennings began performing professionally in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until he freed himself from the shackles of Nashville in the 1970s that he became a star. With his gruff baritone, rock and…

Chase Rise rose to prominence back in 2010 as a contestant of CBS reality TV series, Survivor: Nicaragua. He is a man of many talents, and apart from his music career, he is also a…

Before becoming the entertainment industry’s Master P, Percy Miller was born and raised in New Orleans as the oldest of five siblings and was heavily into sports. With an athletic scholarship he earned, he briefly…

Creedence Clearwater Revival (or CCR for short) didn’t stick around for long, Their first album was released in 1968, and their last in 1972. Yet despite the brevity of their recording career, few other bands…