Nazareth was formed in 1968 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The original members were vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. Two years later, they relocated to London, becoming part of the British hard rock scene. In 1971, they released their first album. The group’s 1973 album Razmanaz became a…
Belinda Carlisle was born on August 17, 1958, in Hollywood, California. After her father left, her word was turned upside down. Carlisle began to rebel in her teens. Once she started listening to the 1970s Los Angeles punk scene, she knew she wanted to pursue music and not college. Her first group was the Germs,…
In the 80s, country music started crossover with pop music thanks to movies like 1980s Urban Cowboy starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. Many people refer to this decade as the Urban Cowboy Movement. During the mid-80s, country music hit a plateau, with one New York Times columnist declaring the genre dead. However, there was…
The incomparable band known as The Clash has been making earworms for us for more than four decades. With songs so classic they’ve been covered and re-covered, yet the original still makes the radio today, it’s hard to find a more iconic and identifiable sound. Searching for the top ten best The Clash songs of…
Creedence Clearwater Revival was founded in El Cerrito, California, in 1967. According to IMDB, the inspiration for the group’s name came from a few different things. Credence Nuvall was a friend of John Fogerty. Someone in the band once saw a beer commercial that promoted using clear water. The group added revival to their name…
James Taylor started his career in 1968 with the Beatles’ Apple label. He was 20 years old, had floppy hair, an acoustic guitar, and a notebook full of frank confessionals. Two years later, those confessionals found their mark with the release of his second album and commercial breakthrough, Sweet Baby James. Since then, he’s been…
Boston frontman Tom Scholz spent six long years tinkering away on songs in his basement, braving rejection and humiliation as he tried to win a record deal. Finally, he did. Boston subsequently went on to become one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s, selling over 17 million copies of their debut album alone…
The first press release issued by the Ramones read: “The Ramones are not an oldies group. They are not a glitter group, they don’t play boogie music and they don’t play the blues. The Ramones are an original Rock and Roll group of 1975, and their songs are brief, to the point and every one…
John Lennon may have thought the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but there’s an argument that Paul McCartney, both via his solo material and his work with Wings, turned out to be bigger than even the Beatles. It’s not convincing, but it’s an argument all the same. The Beatles inspired millions of artists, changed the…