Irving Berlin (born May 11, 1888) is one of the most iconic and celebrated songwriters in American history. He wrote some of the most well-known and popular songs in the early 20th century, including “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “God Bless America,” and “White Christmas.” He was born in Russia in 1888, and his family moved to…
Pete Seeger was an American folk singer and social activist who left a lasting impact on the music industry. He was born on May 3, 1919, in New York City, and died on January 27, 2014, at 94. While his career spanned over 70 years, he is best known for his work as a folk…
There were plenty of people that fell in love with “Pitch Perfect,” a movie about a group of college kids that decide to enter a singing competition. The movie was released in 2012 and the soundtrack came out in October of that same year. Overall, there are 12 songs on the soundtrack. Here they all…
Harry Connick Jr. has exemplified excellence in all aspects of the entertainment industry. For his recorded music and live performances, Connick Jr. has received various accolades and awards, including Tony nominations, Emmy Awards, as well as Grammy Awards. Harry Connick Jr. hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his musical career at a very young…
Reservoir Dogs was the first Quentin Tarantino film to ever be accompanied by an official soundtrack. Fortunately, he started on the right footing – while most soundtracks rarely do much to help a film’s reputation, The Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a thing of beauty. There’s not actually that much musical content –…
In 2006, Mark Wahlberg starred in Invincible, the real-life story of the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, Vince Papale. The film’s uplifting message was well-received, taking $17,031,122 in its opening week in the US and earning glowing reviews from movie critics. As you’d expect of a film set in the ’70s, the soundtrack is a melting…
Birds Of Prey and the Suicide Squad movies feature fan-favorite villianess Harley Quinn. Harley is easily the most identifiable and successful of all the female villains ever written. In short, she was bound to have a movie or three eventually, and they did not disappoint. Like the films, the soundtrack is well executed with an…
Teenage love stories in the early aughts were typically outrageous, over the top, and a little bawdy. So, this movie was a true standout because of its plaintive emotion. Fans of Nicholas Sparks know that the two hours spent watching a film based on one of his films will undoubtedly elicit more than several tears…
After spending several years doing the rounds at Nashville, Canadian country singer Terri Clark was finally offered a home at PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1994. Just one year later, she reached the top 5 in both the US and Canada with her debut single, Better Things to Do. Over the next 10 years, she became a…