The American hard rock band known as Black Stone Cherry was founded out of Edmonton, Kentucky in 2001 by Chris Robertson (lead vocals and lead guitar), Ben Wells (backing vocals and rhythm guitar), Jon Lawhon (bassist and backing vocals), and John Fred Young (drums and backing vocals). Throughout their music career, the band has so…
After the release of their first song in 1962, The Beatles and their music has impacted generation after generation and most will admit to knowing at least one of their songs. The English rock band, which comprised Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, has had a great impact on music sounds over…
Some bands spend their entire careers trotting out the same album. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, and there’s certainly something to be said for consistency. But some bands consider consistency synonymous with boring. They prefer to shake things up, to keep us on our toes. It doesn’t always work, but when it does, it…
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Her first musical inspiration was her grandmother, a former professional opera singer. According to Biography, at 10, she was already singing at local fairs and entering singing competitions. A year later, she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a Philadelphia 76ers game. Swift’s started her…
David Ellefson is best known as the bassist for Megadeth, but he has recently left the band, and they do not plan on rehiring him. It is not the first time that he has left the band; the first time, he accused the band co-founder Dave Mustaine of not paying him royalties, and the amount…
Stewart Copeland is the jazz-hating, opera-loving son of a CIA officer who, in 1977, formed one of the seminal bands of the 1970s alongside Sting and Andy Summers. The Police didn’t stick around for long, with tensions between Sting and Copeland eventually leading them to go their separate ways less than 10 years after the…
Rap music has undergone a lot of changes over the last decade, and there is now a new generation of rappers hoping to help carry the genre for another 10 years. Big30 is one of them, and he’s well on his way to becoming a star. While he hasn’t achieved a lot of mainstream success…
21 Savage has had a rough life since he was a child. He was raised alongside his nine siblings but has lost some along the way. His life was constantly filled with drama, and his mother always took his side, going to the extent of fighting with other women from the neighborhood. Despite it all,…
Judas Priest are widely regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Their guitarist, Glenn Tipton, meanwhile, is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal guitarists in the world. Sadly, he was forced to step down from touring with the band in 2018 following a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. He’s…