Our work has an enormous effect on how we live our lives. That means it’s natural for people to sing about their jobs. For proof, look no further than country music about trucking, which is so common that it can be considered a subgenre. That makes sense because truckers have a sizable number of similarities…
William James Adam, professionally known Will.i.am, has amassed seven Grammy awards and is undoubtedly one of the finest pop rappers from Los Angeles, California. Going by his professional name, you can tell that he is a fan of punctuation. He rose to fame in the early 2000s, being the founder and lead singer for the…
The year is 1996, and the music industry has just experienced major milestones. Tupac Shakur has released the first ever rap double album, Phil Collins has left Genesis to pursue a solo career, and Michael Jackson has begun the HIStory World Tour. A lot more happened during that year, including the death of Tupac Shakur…
In 2000, Michelle Branch made her first tentative steps in the music industry with her self-produced debut album, Broken Bracelet, which consisted of a collection of songs she’d been working on since she was 14. It caught the attention of Maverick Records, and a year later, she followed it up with her major-label debut, The…
It’s safe to say that the music group Shane and Shane is not a typical group, at least not in the sense that most people would immediately think of a group of musicians. If the very thought of people playing music together puts visions of hardcore rock artists in your head, it might be time…
At 6 years old, Kenny Wayne Shepherd began learning the guitar after being inspired to play by Stevie Ray Vaughan. At 13, he was signed to a major label and at 18, he released his debut album. That debut ended up topping the US blues charts and certifying platinum, sending the teenage Shepherd’s career into…
It’s not really that often that you find a pop singer who is also a country artist who just happens to also be a gospel singer. However, that is exactly what you get with self-made recording artist Coffey Anderson. The native of Bangs, Texas got his start posting videos of himself singing repurposed versions of…
John Conlee is a US-based country musician, born on August 11, 1946. Raised on a tobacco farm in Versailles, KY, he developed an interest in music from childhood. While he might have started performing at a local radio station, his most significant break came in the 1970s. According to AllMusic, Conlee chose to pursue music…
Julieta Venegas is a Mexican singer-songwriter famous for her contributions to Spanish-language pop and rock. She played in several bands. However, she’s best known because of solo albums that started coming out in the late 1990s. Even now, Venegas is someone who can sell well. For proof, look no further than how she was one…