Many people will find themselves alone at some stage in their lives or experience loneliness. Therefore, it is a topic with which people can connect, and that is why it is a theme chosen by many artists and songwriters in their music. It is a subject used across the decades and in many music genres,…
The glam metal group known as Dokken first teamed up in 1978 when founder Don Dokken had to change his original band name, Airborn because a group known as Airborne had already signed a record deal. The starting lineup of Dokken when it recorded and released the first album featured frontman Don Dokken, George Lynch…
At one point in our lives, we have all wished that we had wings to fly like the birds in the sky, which to most of us look so cool. For a long time, the subject of flying has inspired many artists of different generations to make great music. In our latest article on ten…
Bright Eyes originally began as a solo project by singer/songwriter Conor Oberst. As a musician and songwriter, Conor has been prolific in releasing music under Bright Eyes and multiple side projects with monikers such as Monster of Folk, Desaparecidos, Better Oblivion Community Centre, and so many others. Shortly after the first Bright Eyes release, multi-instrumentalist…
Together with Merle Haggard, Buck Owens pioneered the Bakersfield sound (or, as he preferred to call it “American Music”), an electrified, rock-influenced style of honky tonk that came to dominate the charts in the ’60s. By the time the decade ended, he’d become one of country’s most popular artists, with a staggering 15 consecutive number…
Run DMC was an American rap group from Hollis Queens, New York City. It was founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Thanks to its first album, “Run DMC,” in 1984, it became the first group to gain a gold record. This ranking of all the Run DMC Studio Albums will…
The top ten Kylie Minogue songs article looks at the best songs from the “Princess of Pop,” who surprisingly first emerged from Australia as a soap opera actress. Before many people knew her for her dance-pop excellence, Kylie Minogue played Charlene Robinson in the popular 80’s soap opera Neighbours. It wasn’t until the late 80s…
In 2024, Rolling Stone Magazine compiled a list called 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Number three on the tabulation is “Crazy” from Patsy Cline. The second spot features Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line.” Coming in at number one, “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. Released in October of 1973, “Jolene” was a tremendous…
Jimi Hendrix described Lolly Vegas as the best guitarist he had ever heard. In fact, he suggested that the two brothers, Lolly Vegas and Pat, should create a band. Jimi Hendrix’s suggestion resulted in the birth of Redbone. Redbone was a unique and innovative American band that featured Native Americans and Mexican Americans. The heritage…