Growing up, the Pointer Sisters were told by their religious parents that rock and roll was the devil’s music. But there’s nothing quite so enticing as forbidden fruit. After deciding to turn their love for…
Whereas most crooners from the ’50s and ’60s dropped out of the charts and people’s memories the moment the clock struck 1970, Andy Williams stuck around. Widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of…
Did you know that the 1920s was jazz’s prime-age? While jazz artists used conventional swing, blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, and polyrhythms, the transition to modern instrumentals in the 70s and 80s…
Meat Loaf is an acquired taste. Not the food, most everybody has an affinity for the delectable dish. The singer of the same auspicious moniker however has not always been so universally well received. There…
When it comes to influential musicians, Sheryl Crow is easily one of the first people that you might think of. After all, she’s been performing for decades across several genres including jazz, blues, pop and…
Jerry Jeff Walker is an American country singer, songwriter, and artist. His journey to building his career started in the late 1950s. He rose to fame with his self-penned song “Mr. Bojangles.” His albums consistently…
Vern Gosdin, one of the world’s country music legends, also referred to as ‘the voice,’ released 19 top-solo hits between 1977 and 1990. But legends never die, and Vern is living proof. Though death took…
Fates Warning is a popular American progressive metal band formed in 1982 in the city of Hartford, Connecticut. The band consists of guitarists Victor Arduini and Jim Matheos, drummer Steve Zimmerman, vocalist John Arch, and…
After establishing a firm fanbase in the Christian rock community, Switchfoot’s career went into orbit with the release of their fourth album, The Beautiful Letdown. The album went double platinum, Switchfoot hit the mainstream airwaves,…