Blackberry Smoke’s sound has only gotten better through the years. The boogie blues sound the band was once associated with their live shows has become more refined, mainly because they do not tour as much, giving them more time to hone their skills in the studio. With their seventh studio album, “You Hear Georgia,” now…
New York-born Richard Melville Hall was born on September 11, 1965, but was mostly raised in San Fransisco, California, then to Connecticut. At just three days old, his father nicknamed him Moby, directly referencing it to Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick. The story has it the Hall Family are related to the author. Moby…
Johnnie Taylor was an American R&B and Soul music singer who first rose to fame during the 1960s as a member of The Singing Demons and The Fairfield Four. He first made a name for himself as a songwriter, writing such hits as “Who’s Making Love” and “I Believe in You (You Believe in Me),”…
Formed in 2001 after the break up of singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and keyboardist Marcel Rodríguez-López’s former band At the Drive In, The Mars Volta rode into town on a wave of progressive sonic experimentation. Their music was too left field to make them marketable, but even if they were too niche for radio, their willingness…
When people think of influential musicians, it’s not at all uncommon for one of the individuals who springs almost immediately to mind to include Barry White. A gifted musician as well as a composer, songwriter and record producer, he had more than his fair share of success. As a matter of fact, he recorded a…
Musical acts come and go. Some musicians are only popular for a few years and others have a popularity that seems to transcend time itself. Such is the case with Bobby Darin. During his heyday, he managed to accomplish things that most musicians only wish they could have achieved. He performed a wide variety of…
Considering that winning “American Idol” is no guarantee of success, someone who only manages to make it to seventh place has next to no hope of a lasting career outside the show. Unless they’re Jennifer Hudson, that is. Since her inglorious exit from Idol in season 3, Hudson has sold millions of albums, won Grammys,…
In life, people say goodbye when someone dies, when someone moves away, or when a relationship ends. There are also times when saying goodbye has positive connotations, such as when a person is starting afresh, when a bad situation ends, and when new opportunities arise. All these situations have been covered by the lyrics of…
Winter is a beautiful time of the year that evokes a lot of emotion. While there are many activities to engage in, like skiing and festivities, most people prefer to stay indoors in the heat and sip hot cocoa. If this sounds like your scene, you can accompany your warm drink with some great Songs…