With super high energy, musical talent, and hard rock all rolled into one, American rock band Van Halen had no other direction but the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band has been around and loved since 1972, and it’s been credited to bring hard rock back into the forefront of music again during…
There are few country music artists as successful and beloved as Steve Wariner. With a career that has spanned more than three decades, Wariner has released dozens of chart-topping singles and produced ten studio albums. He is also one of the most versatile performers in the industry, able to play everything from country to jazz…
Gerardo Ortiz was born in the United States. However, it wasn’t long before his parents moved to Mexico, where he was raised. Some artists don’t settle on an artistic career until they’re adults. Ortiz wasn’t one of them. Reputedly, he decided he wanted to become a musician as a child before pursuing that goal with…
Tina Turner is a singer, songwriter, and actress who has earned the nickname of the ‘Queen of Rock.’ She began her career in 1957 and rose to prominence as one half of the duo ‘Ike & Tina Turner’ along with her first husband, Ike Turner. While she was performing with her husband, she also released…
Poindexter is a real name from the island of Jersey in the English Channel. However, it became a nickname for someone without social skills because of Felix the Cat in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As such, it’s natural for people to wonder whether Buster Poindexter is a real name. Amusingly, they’d be right…
Danielle Bradbery is an American musician who has found a place for herself in country pop. She’s notable for being the youngest person to win The Voice. That happened in 2013. Since then, she has released studio albums in 2013, 2017, and 2022. As such, Bradbery has put out a fair amount of material for…
Loreena McKennitt’s songs have a magnetic pull whenever you listen to them. This is phenomenal, considering that as a young girl, she dreamed of working with animals as a veterinarian or in wildlife. However, she has since woken up from that dream, saying music chose her. As soon as she started studying folk music and…
Angela Aguilar comes from a family of entertainers. After all, her father is the singer Pepe Aguilar, whose parents were a pair of singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre. She rose to prominence in the late 2010s. Much of this can be explained by her debut album as a solo artist, Primero Soy Mexicana, coming…
Singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker might have been best known for a song he wrote called “Mr. Bojangles” in 1968, but that certainly isn’t his only claim to fame. As a matter of fact, he performed for many years, singing and writing a number of notable songs. Many people credit him with starting the…