Solomon Burke was an American R&B and soul singer whose career lasted from 1955 to 2010. He revolutionized the R&B sound and was one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. According to All Music, he changed R&B by bringing country elements into it through emotional phrasing and melodic ballads. Before he…
Jerry Vale, born Gennaro Louis Vitaliano to an Italian immigrants parent, was an American singer Actor from The Bronx, New York, the U.S. He started his career in the 1950s to 2002. His genre of music was mainly Easy listening, Traditional pop which was mainstream pop music in the 1950s. His relaxing music and appearances…
Once the ultimate Hollywood whiz kid, Quentin Tarantino now ranks among America’s most revered filmmakers. Since his professional directorial debut in 1992, he has showcased an innate ability to both entertain the masses and engage the individual. Tarantino, 59, has written and directed some of the most pivotal and groundbreaking movies over the last thirty…
Morale has a notable effect on a baseball player’s performance. Due to that, walk-up songs can have a surprisingly practical purpose in a baseball game. Moreover, they are also a lot of fun because they say so much about the people who choose them. Of course, some walk-up songs have been much better choices than…
Warren Zevon was an anonymous genius. His was a generational talent but he remains a mystery to most of his generation. As Journalist Hadley Freeman explains, “Zevon was an artist’s artist, relatively little known to the public but revered by the best of his contemporaries.” Bob Dylan is a great admirer. Other fans include Jackson…
Throughout the 1990s, the music scene kept on evolving. In the early 1990s, house music was the dominant genre. As for the 1990s, hip-hop became popular. However, 1997 was a special year because there was no dominant genre. The year produced hit songs from country, R&B, hip-hop, rock and other genres. Also, the year saw…
Some songs stay at the front of the popular consciousness seemingly forever. The same isn’t true for the overwhelming majority of their contemporaries. That includes both the good songs and the bad songs. As a result, there are a lot of forgotten songs of the 90s that people might enjoy. 10. “Disarm” – The Smashing…
Songwriters use the word girl in their songs to express feelings of love, independence, power, aggression, empathy, and passion, among others. They try to encourage every young woman and girl to be their person and to stand out. They need to face the world and do whatever goal they have without giving in to the…
Zapp and Roger is an American funk band that was active from 1977 to 1999. This band revolutionized electro-funk in the 1980s by using the talk-box effect and bumping grooves. The band released its debut album, Zapp, in 1980, and it became instantly successful. According to All Music, the album hit the Top 20 on…