Tucka is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who has been active in the music industry since the early 2000s. He is best known for his work in the neo-soul and contemporary R&B genres and his singles “Work It Out,” “Candy Land,” and the infamous album ‘Long Live the King’. Tucker’s musical career…
In the golden age of the singer/songwriter, there was perhaps nobody better than Jim Croce. His songs are more like vibrant vignettes set to music, often highlighted by his numerous nefarious characters. The clever compositions cover everything from the intricacies of love to the plight of the common man. With his combination of urban blues…
William Neal Browder began recording music under the name “Brian Stacy.” Unfortunately, none of his records were successful, but he gained a bit of fame with “High School Days.” Browder retreated to work behind the scenes and became a record promoter. When “Devil in the Bottle” was brought to him, Browder was obsessed with it….
Ian Tyson was a Canadian singer-songwriter whose career stretched longer than six decades. He and his then-wife, Sylvia, performed as a duo from 1959 to 1975. However, that partnership concluded with their amicable divorce, which saw Tyson returning to his farm while continuing his music career in a more limited fashion. In 2006, he suffered…
For several years in the early 1980s, the Stray Cats dominated the world of rock and roll, giving us Top Ten hits like Stray Cat Strut and Rock this Town. MTV could not get enough of the band and found their retro fashion undeniably appealing. Unfortunately, the Stray Cats fell almost as fast as they…
When a song is fitted seamlessly to a cinematic scene, the song is never perceived the same again. That’s when it truly becomes a scene stealer. Quentin Tarantino is notorious for creating such scenes. This is the unlikely pairing of the emerging auteur and a rock icon. Neil Diamond is an American entertainment institution….
The Warning consists of three sisters from Monterrey in Mexico. They received widespread interest for the first time because of their cover of Metallica’s Enter the Sandman, which went viral on YouTube. Since then, they’ve managed to put together several releases. The most recent would be Error, which has the distinction of being their first…
American neo-folk band Huron is named after a Native American chief. The group’s debut LP, Lonesome Dreams, was released in 2012. The band’s second album, Strange Trails, was released in 2015. According to Hell Gate Lance, the band is composed of Ben Schneider (vocals, guitar), Mark Barry (drums), Miguel Briseño (congas, percussion), and Tom Renaud…
Maurice Woodward Ritter, better known as Tex Ritter professionally had a deep love for music that stemmed from his family’s musical background. His family loved singing in church; thus, Ritter gravitated towards music; he studied the trumpet, guitar, and voice as a teenager. He dreamt of being a lawyer and even attended the University of…