The American funk/rock band known as The Kinks originally hail from England’s Muswell Hill, located in north London. In 1963, brothers Dave and Ray Davies paired up and quickly became recognized as one of the most influential rock bands during the 1960s. They were briefly part of the famed British Invasion, a title that was…
Music videos were relatively unknown until August 1, 1981, when MTV launched. As the decade progressed, videos started evolving from outtakes and footage of artists performing songs to several minutes of artistic expression. Over the years, song videos have provided viewers with a glimpse into the meaning of the song. Artists like Kanye West and…
James “Jimi” Marshall Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle. Growing up, he had an interest in music and art yet couldn’t read music. Not being able to read music helped him focus on the sound and not necessarily the notes. Additionally, he taught himself to play guitar. His earliest influences included B.B….
Do you know about the band called We’re Wolves? Considering the fact that they haven’t yet released a full-length album, you may not even know that they exist. If you don’t, then you’re missing out on something that is quite special indeed. In fact, they have one of the more unique sounds to come along…
Not very many cover bands make it big, but the story f fuel starts with a few guys from Tennessee who formed a band. They had some success and moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1994 under the group name Reel to Real, and they were a cover band. Brett Scallions, the lead singer and longest-standing…
Steve Hackett is a British musician who has been around for more than five decades. To most people, he will be most familiar for being the former guitarist of Genesis. However, Hackett has a solo career, which isn’t even mentioning the other acts that he has worked with over time. 1. Born in Pimlico Hackett…
George Strait has been the reigning king of country since the 1980s, and he looks in no danger of relinquishing his title anytime soon. A pioneer of the neotraditionalist country movement, he’s credited with steering the genre away from its 80s flirtation with pop and taking it back to its country roots. He’s won more…
John Lennon may have thought the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but there’s an argument that Paul McCartney, both via his solo material and his work with Wings, turned out to be bigger than even the Beatles. It’s not convincing, but it’s an argument all the same. The Beatles inspired millions of artists, changed the…
The Velvet Underground might be considered one of the most influential bands of all time now, but back in the 1960s, they could barely shift a record. When Velvet Underground disbanded in 1970, frontman Lou Reed moved back into his parent’s house in Long Island and took a job as a typist at his dad’s…