When people think of influential bands of the 1960s, they usually think of groups like The Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Another band very much deserves to be on that list, one called Velvet Underground. Their songs were just as influential as anything that the Beatles ever performed. As a matter of fact, those same…
The Monkees was a musical band that became a hit sensation in pop music culture. They were popular with teens and tweens during the late 1960s and early 1970s. They began their long and successful career together in 1965, making their first appearance in 1966. For six years they would become a sensation and in…
Hal Ketchum was born on April 9, 1953, in Greenwich, New York, and raised in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. He started his career as an R&B drummer at fifteen years old. At 17, he moved to Texas and began playing in dance halls. While there, he started focusing on the songwriter. In…
Bachman-Turner Overdrive is a rock band best known for their hits “Takin’ Care of Business,” “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” and “Let It Ride.” The group, which was formed in Canada in 1973, consists of Randy Bachman (guitar), Fred Turner (bass guitar), Robbie Bachman (drums), and Tim Bachman. This post will list the ten best…
Yes is a band of the ages. Formed in 1968, with the original members being Jon Anderson as the lead singer, Peter Banks on the guitar, Chris Squire being the bassist, Tony Kaye as the keyboardist, and Bill Bruford as the drummer, the band has undergone several paradigm shifts, and yet has withstood the test…
When Kurt Cobain and Kris Novoselic came together to form Nirvana in 1987, they did not know that it would take the intervention of Dave Grohl to catapult the band to fame and prosperity. The drummer joined Nirvana just before they signed to DGC Records and recording their first major album, “Nevermind.” The band may…
On March 4, 2018, Steven Seagal tweeted that music speaks when words fail, effectively captioning a picture of himself strumming a guitar. The actor best known for his martial arts skills has always loved the blues since he was a child but focused on his acting career. Therefore, even when he decided to go back…
At the age of 16, Peter Frampton joined The Herd, a short-lived but moderately successful band that turned him into a teen idol overnight. Keen to impress people more for his talents than his looks, he left The Herd to join forces with Small Faces singer and guitarist Steve Marriott in Humble Pie two years…
Japan has a fair amount of interest in western culture. As a result, it should come as no surprise to learn that there is a Japanese metal scene. In fact, it should be mentioned that said scene can trace its roots to the 1970s, which was when the Flower Travellin’ Band mixed metal with both…