If you want to enjoy some authentic tunes, the songs of the ‘90s will do. The good thing about these songs is that none of the sounds are similar. This was the decade where there was a wealth of diversity as far as music was concerned. There are so many amazing hits from 1994. Listening…
Porter Wagoner was born in West Plains, Missouri, on August 12, 1927. He is mostly popular for his country music and has been a major influence in the genre. Wagoner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Wagoner began his musical career in the 1940s, playing guitar and singing with local…
Judy Garland, whose birth name was Frances Ethel Gumm, was a legendary American singer and actress. She is best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in “The Wizard of Oz.” She was active in music from 1924 up to 1969. In this article, we will discuss the 10 best Judy Garland Songs of All-Time….
Naked Eyes is an English synthpop duo that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The band consists of Rob Fisher and Pete Byrne, both former members of new wave group The Buggles. Their genre of music is pop rock, Synthpop, and New Wave. The band has been active from 1982 to date. In this…
Billy Joe Royal was born in 1942 and lived in Valdosta, Georgia until he was nine years old when the family moved to Atlanta. Since Royal had always wanted to be in a band he took steel guitar lessons. Within no time, his uncle felt he was good enough to be in a radio show…
Warren Zevon was an anonymous genius. His was a generational talent but he remains a mystery to most of his generation. As Journalist Hadley Freeman explains, “Zevon was an artist’s artist, relatively little known to the public but revered by the best of his contemporaries.” Bob Dylan is a great admirer. Other fans include Jackson…
The world is always in motion. For instance, 1976 was the year in which the Cultural Revolution ended in China because of the death of Mao Zedong plus the arrests of the Gang of Four. Similarly, changes were happening in the music industry. After all, 1976 was the year in which U2 came into existence,…
Bo Diddley was a professional singer and songwriter born Ellas McDaniel from McComb, Mississippi. His legacy is that of a cross-cultural pioneer, and along with his music, he was a significant influence on several generations of musicians. Diddley’s achievements were recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award….
Many albums are musically great. Some albums change music. Willie Nelson’s “Stardust” is one of those albums. Released in 1978, “Stardust” is the archetype for one of the most successful musical genres of the last forty years. Nelson’s decision to implement the Great American Songbook as a theme for an entire album showed the type…