James “Jimmie” Nicol was born in London, England, on August 3, 1939. In 1957, Nicol got his first break at London’s 2i’s Coffee Bar. Larry Parnes discovered him while performing at one of his gigs. Nicol was a member of various bands in the early days of British skiffle music. Nicol toured with Colin Hicks…
Deep Purple was formed in Hertford, England, in 1968 and has been recording albums for almost seven decades. Moreover, they’ve been touring nearly that long with only short breaks. Many people call them the hardest working band in the music industry, and it’s easy to see why. The English Band is part of the elite…
Cover songs have been a staple in the modern music era for decades. When a song is referred to as a cover song, it simply means that it’s been revived and interpreted by a new performer. In fact, cover songs have always been a smart way for up and coming musicians to gain the attention…
Joe Diffie was born on December 18th, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His music career started at age 14, performing with his Aunt’s band. It was a family band with his father playing guitar and banjo and his mother singeing. According to Short Biography (), his parents said he could sing harmony at three years old….
Andreas Kisser was born in Brazil and raised in Sao Bernardo do Campo. He is a guitarist and a musician whose interest in music can probably be traced back to his own parents, who had produced many records that he used to listen to and had a lot of influence on him. Kisser received a…
Since the mid-2000s Avenged Sevenfold has been one of the pillars of modern metal, regularly headlining tours and festivals, in many people’s eyes they are as close to the “next Metallica” as we have right now in metal music. During their tenure as a band, they have released seven albums to date. Here are the…
Supertramp were always the kind of band you could never quite put your finger on. Where they art-rock? Prog rock? Pop? Maybe even a little bit classical? The answer usually depended on the day of the week you happened to catch them. Supertramp never knowingly left a genre untapped, and it’s a credit to the…
Steve Miller Band was part of the iconic San Francisco music scene. Albums like Children of the Future added to the hallucinatory counter-culture. .However, their music also had many overtones of classic Americana. As the 70s began, the band shifted into a sound a traditional rock and roll sound. Many of their best-known songs are…
Matt Heafy is an American musician and lead vocalist for Trivium, an American heavy metal band. He is also a well-known guitarist. Heafy also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and he is an avid gamer. Here are 10 things that you didn’t know about Matt Heafy. 1. Early life Matt’s real name is Matthew Kichii Heafy. He…