Singer-songwriter Beth Hart first came to the world’s attention with her 1999 single, LA Song (Out of This Town). Since then, she’s topped the blues charts on numerous occasions, both as a solo artist and with frequent collaborator, Joe Bonamassa, picked up a small army of Grammy nominations, and won over millions of fans around…
The Supremes were a Motown singing group that became one of the most successful and popular acts of the 1960s. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson met while attending high school in Detroit, Michigan. They were signed to Motown Records in 1961 and released their first single, “I Want a Guy,” the following year….
Patti Page first recorded “Tennessee Waltz” in 1950, and the Pennsylvania girl who had been singing since age five soon became a national sensation. Page’s wholesome beauty and warm alto voice made her one of the decade’s most popular stars, whether she was giving country songs a pop spin or getting down with rockers. Page’s…
Luca is a film about a boy who gets lost within his world and the friends he finds along the way. The main character, Luca, lives in a too-small world for him in the film. He escapes from his struggles with a massive imagination and fun times with his friends. Jesse Andrews, the screenwriter for…
Since making her commercial breakthrough with the 1996 album, All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio, Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall’s career has gone from strength to strength. To date, she’s sold over 15 million records globally, making her one of the best-selling artists in the world. An astonishing…
Urban Cowboy is a great film, but its soundtrack deserves every bit as much attention. Stuffed with songs by the likes of Kenny Rogers, Mickey Gilley, the Eagles, Johnny Lee, Bonnie Raitt, and more besides, it’s been credited with pioneering the soft-core, mellow country sounds that came to dominate country music in the ’80s. If…
Looks can be deceiving – this is a phrase everyone knows well. Sometimes, things look bad, but they aren’t. However, looks can also be incredibly accurate – this too is a phrase everyone knows well. Sometimes, things look good, and they are. The same goes for songs – sometimes a song sounds good, and sometimes…
Chick Corea gave a lot to the music world as a Jazz keyboard player but more so as the founder of one of the most prominent jazz-rock fusion acts of the late 1900s – Return to Forever. Return to Forever – like the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report was formed by a former member of…
When Toby Keith first rode into Nashville in the early 1990s, no one paid any attention. After trying and failing to win a record deal, he cut his losses and headed home. But then a flight attendant and fan of his handed a copy of his demo to Harold Shedd at Mercury during a flight….