Some songs stick around forever. In contrast, others are popular for a time before fading from prominence. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the latter is bad. As a result, interested individuals might find it worthwhile to explore the hits of bygone decades. Country songs from the 1990s are no exception to this rule. Here are…
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band started in Long Beach, California, in 1966 as the folk-duo New Coast Two with members Jeff Hanna and Bruce Kunkel. Both were in high school when the group started. Once they were in college, they did jam sessions at a neighborhood guitar shop. While there, they met Ralph Barr, Les…
Marc Cohn is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the single “Walking in Memphis,” which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Otherwise, he isn’t remembered much. As such, Cohn has a bit of a reputation for being a one-hit-wonder. Still, that is too dismissive of the man’s musical output….
Have you ever heard the name Will Ramos? Perhaps you are now aware that he is vocalist for Lorna Shore, a death metal group but has had more than its fair share of controversy itself. As far as Ramos is concerned, there are a lot of things that you probably don’t know about him, and…
Food is a necessity. As a result, it has a vital role in human culture, as shown by the incredible number of songs that mention it in one way or another. Generally speaking, food isn’t being used in a literal sense. Instead, it stands in for a wide range of things, thus enabling more complex…
Some songs seem to have the edge over others, and each creative mind wants to use them in different productions. One song that has undergone various renditions is “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen, from being a judge’s pick on “American Idol” to contestants making it their choice to prove their musical prowess. It was also featured…
Our latest article looks at the ten best Dolly Parton albums from her impressive catalog of close to fifty albums in a career that spans more than 50 years. Summarizing Dolly Parton’s legacy in country music is such an arduous task because she has simply done it all. With more than 3000 songs and 50…
Kiki Dee is the stage name of the English singer Pauline Matthews. Her music career started in 1960. However, she didn’t become well-known until she signed with Elton John’s record label a decade later. Eventually, that led to her performing “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with the Rocket Man himself in 1976, which propelled her…
Darryl Worley is best known these days as the host of the Tennessee River Run charity foundation event that raises funds for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. The country and western singer and songwriter hit the charts in the late 1990s and early 2000s…