Forming as an American funk band in El Sobrante, California in 1984, the original members of Primus featured bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Todd Huth, and drummer Jay Lane. However, at the end of 1988, Huth and Lane left Primus for other pursuits. Guitarist Leslie “Ler” Lalonde, and drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander were their replacements, recording…
The American funk/rock band known as The Kinks originally hail from England’s Muswell Hill, located in north London. In 1963, brothers Dave and Ray Davies paired up and quickly became recognized as one of the most influential rock bands during the 1960s. They were briefly part of the famed British Invasion, a title that was…
The American heavy metal band known as Anthrax is sometimes confused with the British anarcho-punk band of the same name. However, there is no mistake when it comes to their successful career run ever since they got their start in 1981. From the Queens District of New York City, rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, and bassist…
When a Japanese record label approached Danny Kortchmar to make an album consisting of new and old songs, the guitarist figured he should enlist the help of other veterans. One of them is Waddy Wachtel, and together with Steve Postell, Russ Kunkel, and Leland Sklar, the five men formed The Immediate Family. The group will…
The Rolling Stones is a rock band formed in London in 1962. The original line-up of the group was vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts, bassist Bill Wyman, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones. Over the years, others who were in the group included Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, and Ronnie Wood. The current line-up…
Cuban Link has had a great impact on hip-hop. He has released some of the most iconic songs as an individual artist and worked with some of the best artists in the business. He has also been a member of one of the most renowned groups on the East Coast and all over the United…
In 1967, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason joined together to form Traffic. At first, they were labeled a psychedelic band. Which they were… on Mondays. On Tuesdays, they were a folk band. Wednesdays they did jazz, Thursdays they got funky, Fridays they rocked out, Saturdays they did folk, and Sundays they…
Rush was a rock band that was formed in 1968 in Toronto. In the early days, there were several configurations of the band before settling on the trio of musicians that are the best-known members of the group. The lead vocalist for the group was Geddy Lee, who was also a composer, bassist, and keyboardist…
The group Seether started in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999 with founding members, vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan, bassist Dale Stewart, drummer John Humphrey, and rhythm guitarist Corey Lowery. In 2000, they released Fragile. Despite South Africa’s preference for pop and indigenous music, the group’s album charted well, even reaching Wind-Up records based in the…