With eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy lifetime achievement award under his belt, it’s easy to see why Al Green is commonly referred to as “The Last of the Great Soul Singers.” Al Green became popular in the 1970s after several hit singles, including his signature song, “Let’s Stay Together.” With his tender vocals and…
If anyone knows how to weave a tale, it’s Gordon Lightfoot. The Canadian singer-songwriter has been entertaining and enthralling us with his songs for more than six decades, and looks in no danger of stopping anytime soon. A folk-rock legend, he’s been described by Robbie Robertson of the Band as a “national treasure” and by…
Life can change in either direction in the blink of an eye, and that’s something Daryl Campbell AKA Taxstone knows first hand. During the early 2010s, Taxstone rose to prominence on Twitter thanks to his bold personality and willingness to say whatever was on his mind. His popularity on Twitter eventually trickled into the real…
In 2014, Smith & Myers emerges as a side project from their 2001 American hard rock/alternative metal band Shinedown. Taking ten songs that have been recorded by various artists of hard rock and heavy metal genres, they altered their formats into acoustic versions. They did this based on the request of over 4,000 fans of…
The duo talent of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn officially formed Brooks and Dunn in 1990 after Tim DuBois suggested they do so. Prior to working as a duo, both American country music artists performed solo acts, each of them charting with their own material in the 1980s. In 1991, Brooks and Dunn signed a…
Dogs are one of the most popular pet options globally, and they are an animal about which many people are passionate. Therefore, it is no wonder that dogs are used as the inspiration or focus in a wide range of media, including television, films, animations, and books. They are also used as inspiration for the…
Originally formed on December 25, 1975, is the British heavy metal group known as Iron Maiden. Literally, on Christmas Day from Leyton, East London, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris starts his own band and coming up with its name after the iron maiden torture device that was featured in the novel written by Alexandre Dumas…
Born as Jewel Kilcher out of Payson, Utah, on May 23, 1974, is an American singer and songwriter simply referred to as Jewel. However, still, as an infant, Jewel and her family relocated to Anchorage, Alaska where she grew up on the Kilcher 770-acre homestead until her parents divorced in 1981. Jewel moved with her…
Dave Navarro might be one of alternative rock’s greatest guitar heroes, but to tattoo artists up and done the country, he’s a walking advertisement. At this point, the Jane’s Addiction guitarist has almost more tattoos than he’s got skin. Not all of his 83 tattoos have any deep or special significance (he’s confessed to favoring…