Over the last few years, Atlanta-based rappers have been taking over the rap game and Yung Nudy hopes to continue that tradition. Although he hasn’t become a huge mainstream success just yet, he has been building a dedicated fan base and he’s released several mixtapes and two studio albums. On top of that, Yung Nudy…
Randy Travis is a country music and gospel singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has also worked as an actor appearing in both television series and films. He began his career in 1978 and continued to work until he suffered a stroke in 2013. Travis is considered a pivotal figure in the country music genre, and…
David Silveria is best known as the ex-drummer of Korn, a group he lent his drumming skills to from 1993 to 2006. He left to deal with some health issues, but the band would not let him in upon trying to get back. The break-up was not amicable with courts being involved, but they finally…
By the early 1970s, The Beatles were broken up. George Harrison had been married to fashion model Pattie Boyd for a handful of years and Eric Clapton had just recorded the epic and iconic love ballad “Layla”. Already a rock superstar, Clapton was considered one of the most brilliant guitarists in the world. He was…
Tim McGraw was born in Delhi, Lousiana, on May 1st, 1967. He didn’t find out until later in life that his father was legendary baseball player Tug McGraw. His musical influence was a range of different genres, including pop, rock, and r&b. He later went to the University of Louisiana on a baseball scholarship, although…
Lars Ulrich started one of the influential metal bands with a few phone calls. He found James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, and Ron McGovney. Initially, Metallica’s sound favored punk. However, as they became more influenced by groups like Discharge, their music style changed to thrash metal. After a few demos with original bassist Ron McGovney, he…
Ever since he ventured into making YouTube videos, Davie504 has over the years managed to amass such a huge following, on YouTube and other social media platforms. His comedic approach to music has largely contributed to this, as well as his technique in playing his musical instruments. Even though he has millions of fans and…
In an interview with Fatherly, Ryan Britt spoke with the person who accidentally coined the phrase “dad rock“. In 2007, journalist Rob Mitchum first heard the album Sky Blue Sky by Wilco. Since he didn’t like it, he called it “dad-rock.”Looking back, he realized the only reason he didn’t like it was that he was…
Chuck Schuldiner was only 16 when he started his first band, Death, which gave heavy metal music a new sound. Unfortunately, he died at 34 when getting ready to release more albums with his new band, Control Denied. The musician knew he was about to die and said that fans would listen to the CDs…