Jerry Reed Hubbard was a well-known American country music composer, songwriter, guitarist, singer, and actor who was featured in numerous films. Born on 20 March 1937, some of his greatest singles included US Male, Alabama Wild Man, Guitar Man, and When You’re Hot, You’re Hot, which won a Grammy Award for the Best Male Country…
In 2004, Joss Stone hit the charts with her debut album, The Soul Session, a multi-platinum selling phenomenon and Mercury Prize nominee that firmly established her as one of the hottest new talents around. Its follow-up, Mind, Body & Soul, was equally huge, topping the UK charts and certifying platinum. Her third album, Introducing Joss…
Born Jack Hody Jackson on 18th May, 1975, Jack Johnson is a world-renowned musician and surfer. He’s as multi-talented as they come, singing, playing guitar, piano and drums. He’s also an actor that’s appeared in films such as “The Smog of the Sea,” “Nice Guys Sleep Alone,” and “12”. Johnson has made a career for…
The American punk rock band known as Bad Religion was first formed out of Los Angeles, California in 1980. High school students, Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Jay Ziskrout, and Brett Gurewitz had their first public performance when they opened for another punk rock group, Social Distortion at a warehouse opening. The first show Bad Religion…
Since becoming one of the first-ever bands to come to prominence via the internet in the 2000s, the Arctic Monkeys have become one of the most successful British exports of the last 20 years, selling over 20 million records worldwide, earning critical acclaim wherever they go, and winning more awards than anyone’s got time to…
Asia was formed in 1981 when a bunch of prog-rockers who’d already enjoyed success with their former bands (namely, John Wetton of King Crimson, guitarist Steve Howe of Yes, keyboardist Geoff Downes of Yes, and drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) decided they had the makings of a supergroup. Their debut album was…
KC and the Sunshine Band formed in 1973 and promptly set about conquering the charts. Their first major hit came with the single Get Down Tonight, a song that kicked off a series of number one dance floor fillers and sent the band’s career stratospheric. Since then, they’ve broken up, reunited, and enjoyed as many…
Meet Mitski, a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who’s made dozens of appearances in concert halls and other musical arenas. The first time you hear her music, you might mistake her for Ellie Goulding. The two may share melancholic voices, but their musical styles are different. For one, Mitski infuses classic alternative rock with a…
After establishing themselves on the Christian Contemporary Music scene, Switchfoot broke through into the mainstream with the release of their multi-platinum selling fourth album, The Beautiful Letdown. Since then, they’ve refused to be tied down to any one genre, becoming as much of a hit with secular audiences as with Christian ones. Here, we look…