Dierks Bentley was born on November 20, 1975, in Phoenix, Arizona. His music interest started with his father’s Hank Wlliams Jr. records. According to PBS, Bentley attended the University of Vermont for a year after transferring to Vanderbilt University and graduated in 1997. After graduation, he got a job at The Nashville Network doing research…
Five Finger Death Punch are one of the biggest names in heavy metal, and it’s been that way ever since they released their debut album in 2007. To date, they’ve released eight studio albums (4 of which certified gold, 3 of which certified platinum) and 32 singles, won countless awards, survived several lineup changes, and…
Drowning Pool was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1996. Drummer Mike Luce and guitarist C.J. Pierce formed the group with bassist Steve Benton after relocating to Dallas from New Orleans. The group was originally an instrumental trio; they shifted their sound after adding Dave “Stage” Williams as their vocalist. They had immediate success after the…
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed tends to be better-known to people as Shaun Morgan. For those who are unfamiliar, he is the singer and songwriter for Seether, thus making him one of the bigger names to come out of the post-grunge period. Interested individuals might have seen Morgan’s name come up in recent times because of his…
Brantley Gilbert was born on January 20, 1985, in Jefferson, Georgia. His love of singing and songwriting started in his teens. After graduating high school, he went to Georgia College and State University with aspirations to become a marriage and relationship counselor. During this time, he also worked at Friendship Elementary in Gainsville, Georgia. However,…
Back in the 1980s, metal ruled. It was decadent and glamorous, had more sleaze than substance, and the only thing bigger than the riffs was the hair. Motley Crue and Gun N Roses were the biggest bands on the planet, with no one else coming close to matching them for debauchery and depravity, hard-living and…
Ace of Base was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. However, the band was initially known as Tech Noir. Brothers Silas Bergen and Malin Bergen, alongside their sister Jenny, started the group. Ulf Ekberg was playing with another group. Soon, all the singers enjoyed working with each other, so they created Ace of Base. They…
If you love soul music, you have to admit that the 70’s era had some of the best soul music of all time. Simply put, it was the Golden Age of Soul Music. Despite it being a decade of political turmoil, it produced some of the most talented soul artists who addressed social and political…
In 1992, John McCrea started the group Cake. He had recently returned to Sacramento after going to Los Angeles to pursue his career as a musician. Besides McCrea, the original lineup was guitarist Greg Brown, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, bassist Sean McFessel, and drummer Frank, French. However, French was replaced by Gabe Nelson before releasing their…