As one of the most popular female artists of the 1980s, Pat Benatar combined powerhouse vocals, aggressive sexuality, and tough rock with enough glossy pop to make her a darling of the mainstream. Capable of flitting effortlessly between arena rockers and gentle ballads, she dominated the charts in the 80s with a string of top…
Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer who started up in the mid 1970s and has continued into the present time. As a result, it should come as no surprise to learn that he has been very successful, seeing as how he has been able to continue making music for more than four-and-a-half decades. Still, the…
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then relocated to Rockville, Maryland, Joan Larkin’s journey to becoming Joan Jett began in 1971 when she received her first guitar when she was thirteen years old. When her music teacher insisted to teach her folk music, Joan quit just before she and her family moved to a suburban community in…
Since gaining her first exposure as Gram Parson’s protégé in the early 1970s, Emmylou Harris has risen through the ranks to become of the living legends of country music. Over a five-decade career, she’s released dozens of albums and chart-topping singles, won 14 Grammys (as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), been inducted into…
Tony Bennett was born in 1926, as Anthony Benedetto, in New York City. According to ThoughtCo, during World War II, he joined the US Army and began his music career upon returning home. In 1950, Bennett, with the help of Mitch Miller, got signed to Columbia Records and changed his name to Tony Bennett on…
Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield first began performing together as part of a short-lived band called the Paramours. After the band broke up, they continued to perform together under their new name of the Righteous Brothers. Although they relied primarily on other songwriters for their material, their distinctive vocals made each song their own, cementing…
Fear Factory’s story begins in 1989 when the original formation of the heavy metal band first rocked together out of Los Angeles, California. For the first year, the band was originally known as Ulceration but changed it when the band members at that time were inspired by an observation they made of an armed security…
Through tenacity and grit, he has gone from relatively unknown Tennessee hip-hop act to one of the most popular country artists in the world. His is a genuine American success story. At the same time, his story is one of survival plagued by addiction and mental health issues. His name is Jelly Roll. Few could…
Singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and social activist Harry Chapin died in a car crash in July 1981. Despite being just 38 at the time of his death, he left behind a vast body of work that, over 40 years later, continues to inspire and influence as much as ever. Over the course of his decade-long career, he…