Texas-born and raised Gene Watson officially began his music career in 1962, performing in local clubs at night while working at an auto body shop during the day. The start of his recording career saw a few regional releases until he was signed with Capitol Records in 1975. Now at a national success level, Watson…
Many people will find themselves alone at some stage in their lives or experience loneliness. Therefore, it is a topic with which people can connect, and that is why it is a theme chosen by many artists and songwriters in their music. It is a subject used across the decades and in many music genres,…
At one point in our lives, we have all wished that we had wings to fly like the birds in the sky, which to most of us look so cool. For a long time, the subject of flying has inspired many artists of different generations to make great music. In our latest article on ten…
Together with Merle Haggard, Buck Owens pioneered the Bakersfield sound (or, as he preferred to call it “American Music”), an electrified, rock-influenced style of honky tonk that came to dominate the charts in the ’60s. By the time the decade ended, he’d become one of country’s most popular artists, with a staggering 15 consecutive number…
The top ten Kylie Minogue songs article looks at the best songs from the “Princess of Pop,” who surprisingly first emerged from Australia as a soap opera actress. Before many people knew her for her dance-pop excellence, Kylie Minogue played Charlene Robinson in the popular 80’s soap opera Neighbours. It wasn’t until the late 80s…
Jimi Hendrix described Lolly Vegas as the best guitarist he had ever heard. In fact, he suggested that the two brothers, Lolly Vegas and Pat, should create a band. Jimi Hendrix’s suggestion resulted in the birth of Redbone. Redbone was a unique and innovative American band that featured Native Americans and Mexican Americans. The heritage…
Elvis Presley was a man who knew his way around a love song. Whether he was asking his girl if she was lonesome tonight or chastising her for her suspicious mind, he was never so good as when he was singing with his heart on his sleeve. If you’re ready for some sweet, tender loving…
“Play” was the first song to draw the attention of music critics, which didn’t do well on the billboards until the 2000s. It ended up being a “blessing in disguise,” though not every Moby fan termed it ecstatic at first. But you know how music plays out, particularly for performers like Moby, who has been…
Before Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell formed Run DMC in 1983, rap had been sidelined, pushed underground, and had zero commercial appeal. Along with the Beastie Boys, Run DMC changed that for good. With their harder, leaner attitude, ebullient personalities, pioneering approach to samples, and reckless disregard for genre boundaries, they ushered in…