Born December 17, 1966, Tracy Lynn Byrd is an American country music singer . He signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992 and released his breakthrough single – Holdin’ Heaven – the next year. Holdin’ Heaven rose to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and made him a prominent part of…
Hailing from Wildomar, California, is Victoria Loren Kelly, otherwise better known as the American singer-songwriter Tori Kelly. Born on December 14, 1992, Kelly is remembered by long-term fans as a teenager, posting videos on her YouTube channel, as well as appearing on American Idol in 2010. While she did well enough to win a ticket…
William James Adam, professionally known Will.i.am, has amassed seven Grammy awards and is undoubtedly one of the finest pop rappers from Los Angeles, California. Going by his professional name, you can tell that he is a fan of punctuation. He rose to fame in the early 2000s, being the founder and lead singer for the…
The year is 1996, and the music industry has just experienced major milestones. Tupac Shakur has released the first ever rap double album, Phil Collins has left Genesis to pursue a solo career, and Michael Jackson has begun the HIStory World Tour. A lot more happened during that year, including the death of Tupac Shakur…
In 2000, Michelle Branch made her first tentative steps in the music industry with her self-produced debut album, Broken Bracelet, which consisted of a collection of songs she’d been working on since she was 14. It caught the attention of Maverick Records, and a year later, she followed it up with her major-label debut, The…
At 6 years old, Kenny Wayne Shepherd began learning the guitar after being inspired to play by Stevie Ray Vaughan. At 13, he was signed to a major label and at 18, he released his debut album. That debut ended up topping the US blues charts and certifying platinum, sending the teenage Shepherd’s career into…
John Conlee is a US-based country musician, born on August 11, 1946. Raised on a tobacco farm in Versailles, KY, he developed an interest in music from childhood. While he might have started performing at a local radio station, his most significant break came in the 1970s. According to AllMusic, Conlee chose to pursue music…
Julieta Venegas is a Mexican singer-songwriter famous for her contributions to Spanish-language pop and rock. She played in several bands. However, she’s best known because of solo albums that started coming out in the late 1990s. Even now, Venegas is someone who can sell well. For proof, look no further than how she was one…
Volbeat is a Danish band that has a smooth and easy quality to their genre dubbed “Elvis Metal.” They’ve opened for some of the bigger names in music including Foo Fighters, also touring with Slipknot and others. The group first formed in 2001 in Copenhagen and has become an international sensation with some hit songs…