George Thorogood is an American musician who rose to prominence in the 1980s. He had numerous original hits. However, he is also notable because he re-popularized hits by even older generations of American musicians. On the whole, Thorogood and his band, the Delaware Destroyers, have been very successful. They have released 15 studio albums over…
Riley Green is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has been interested in music since his childhood. His grandfather, Bufford Green, ran a music joint which is what inspired him to sing professionally. Riley received his first big break as a contestant on the fourth season of CMT’s reality series, Redneck Island. After…
Hank Williams Jr. came into the limelight for being Hank Williams Sr.’s son. The older Williams died at 29, and the younger Williams was forced to take up his father’s place. Therefore, Williams Jr. was introduced to drugs and alcohol at a tender age and usually passed out from the combination. It was not until…
The Turtles were an American rock band that dominated the industry from 1965 to 1970, when they opted to disband. According to Wnrn, the group was disbanded after conflicts with their record label. Originally, the band was known as Crossfire, and they had once tried to re-brand to the Tyrtles. The American band had one…
Jerry Vale, born Gennaro Louis Vitaliano to an Italian immigrants parent, was an American singer Actor from The Bronx, New York, the U.S. He started his career in the 1950s to 2002. His genre of music was mainly Easy listening, Traditional pop which was mainstream pop music in the 1950s. His relaxing music and appearances…
Hank Snow, whose real name is Clarence Eugene, was an American-Canadian country music singer who had a career spanning from the 1940s to the 1990s. Snow was known as a traditional country music performer for his stage presence and crowd involvement. He gained many awards, including Grammy nominations, inductions into the Country Music Association Hall…
The year 1975 saw its fair share of major events. For example, it was the year in which North Vietnam reunified the country by conquering its southern counterpart. Similarly, it was the year in which Spain began transitioning towards democracy when the soon-to-be-dead dictator Francisco Franco yielded the position of acting head of state to…
Baseball was the United States’ favorite sport for a long time. As a result, there is a significant number of songs about either baseball or baseball-related topics. Most of these songs aren’t particularly notable, meaning they see little use outside of specific contexts. In contrast, others stand head and shoulders over the rest, thus making…
The soundtrack of the twentieth century cannot be written without Jerry Lee Lewis. Self-appointed as “The Killer”, Lewis was a musical pioneer and one of the original architects of Rock & Roll. There has never been an artist like Jerry Lee. He was a musical innovator, immensely talented, routinely self-destructive, and notoriously unapologetic. As a…