The name Luke Bryan has practically become synonymous with country music. The same person who started his career working in the shadows as a songwriter for other famous artists has now become an artist that is arguably more famous than many of the people he used to write for. He’s been active as a performer…
You probably remember Frankie Valli with the Four Seasons, the supergroup known for bankable soft rock hits like “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” and “Oh, What A Night.” But Valli’s solo work is a different story entirely. From R&B covers to movie soundtracks, there was no genre of music Valli didn’t conquer,…
Art Garfunkel may have been the main voice of Simon & Garfunkel, but Paul Simon was the brains. His gift for songwriting, deep understanding of music history, appreciation for different genres, and ability to craft the perfect 3-minute pop song have always left his peers for dust. His solo career may have had its ups…
Consisting of brothers Isaac Donald “Don” Everly and Phillip “Phil” Everly, the Everly Brothers first began singing with their mother and father as part of The Everly Family in the 1940s. In the mid-50s, they began writing and recording independently of their family, earning their first hit song in 1957 with Bye Bye Love. After…
Dire Straits may not have stuck around for long, but no one can say they didn’t make the most of the time they had. Over the course of just six albums, they established themselves as the biggest band of the 1980s, spending over 1100 weeks in the UK album charts (the fifth-longest of any group,…
Ever since they emerged as part of the New Romantic scene of the early 1980s, Duran Duran have divided opinion. They inspire intense loyalty in their fans (of which there are many) but tend to draw blank looks or flat-out derision from others. Regardless of whether you’re a lover or a hater, there’s no arguing…
Last year marked 50 years since the death of Jim Croce. It was September of 1973 and the Philadelphia born singer/songwriter’s career had just begun to take off. It was then tragically grounded when Croce, along with five others, perished in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Jim was 30 years old. The ominous anniversary…
Before Detroit, Michigan’s Diana Ross became a member of the iconic all-lady group, The Supremes, she grew up in a large family of seven siblings, who all happened to be a neighbor to the legendary Smokey Robinson. When Ross was a teenager, her schooling interests involved clothing design as this was her original passion before…
At the age of 15, Nat King Cole dropped out of school to pursue a music career. A risky move perhaps, but one that more than paid off. By the time he passed away in 1965 at the tragically young age of 45, he’d established himself as one of the most gifted singers and pianists…