Before starting her career in 1985 as American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne, she was originally born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962, in New York. From 1985 until 1987, she originally performed as Les Lee, but it was changed to Taylor Dayne when she signed with Arista Records in 1987. The early half of Dayne’s career…
There is no doubting Tupac’s legacy among the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. More than two decades after his death, we can still feel the legacy he left in his music. Attempts to resurrect him in CGI form have been made recently, where he performed alongside Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre in 2012. Tupac’s…
Tyler Childers is an artist with a unique musical style that combines Appalachian with folk and bluegrass. He’s a welcome newcomer on the music scene who broke through with his 2017 LP release titled “Purgatory.” His musical journal has taken him to the stages of The Ryman and Bonnaroo as his popularity has grown and…
Some people call AC/DC’s music hard rock. Others call it blues-rock. Still others claim it’s heavy metal. The band themselves call it rock and roll. Whatever it is, it sells records. Over the past 5 decades, AC/DC have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including a staggering 75 million in the US alone. Their…
Ludacris is, without a doubt, one of the best American rappers. He attained fame in 1999 with his rap group Luniz. Together, they sold over 3 million records worldwide before their breakup. Afterwards, he released two studio albums—Voicemail (2003) which peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart and Battle Of The Sexes…
Over the course of just 10 years and 9 albums, Led Zeppelin changed the face of rock forever. Initially written off as second-rate purveyors of throwback blues, they soon proved their doubters wrong with a string of albums that firmly established them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Here, we take…
Of all the artists to pass thrown the Motown star-making machine, Marvin Gaye was one of the most versatile, and unquestionably one of the most talented. From songs infused with carnal desire to ones that demanded social justice, his ability to connect with his audience was peerless. It’s impossible to know what would have come…
In recent times, people might have seen Kanye West mentioned in the news because he has changed his name to Ye without a surname. Regardless, he remains one of the most notable artists to emerge in the 2000s. Of course, some of West’s studio albums have been better than the others, though which one has…
Carrie Underwood rose to fame by being the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. However, she stands out even among those select individuals because she is the most successful of them by far. For proof, look no further than the fact that Underwood has sold more than 70 million records around the world,…