The new wave met the old guard earlier this month as Lukas Nelson, son of Willie, captivated a packed house in Tucson. The 35-year-old Nelson has been playing music professionally since 2008, but it is performances like this that have liberated Lukas from his father’s shadow. Downtown Tucson’s historic Rialto Theatre hosted Nelson and…
Whether you know him best as an activist, a musician, or an actor, Willie Nelson is unquestionably one of the most recognizable names in country music. Over a seven-decade career, he’s pioneered outlaw country, influenced the alternative country movements of the 80s and 90s, won countless awards, and released a jaw-dropping 95 studio albums. His…
Kings of Leon is a rock band that was formed in 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a family affair, as the band members are brothers Caleb, Jared, and Nathan Followill, along with their cousin Matthew Followill. In the early days, the band’s style was a combination of garage rock and Southern rock with some…
Fall Out Boy started out as a pop punk-focused side project of the band members, who were involved in Chicago’s hardcore punk scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, it has proven to be very successful. As such, Fall Out Boy are now important names in pop punk as well as related music…
Tanya Tucker secured her first hit single at the age of just 13 years old. Unlike many child performers whose stars fade the moment they exit their teens, Tucker’s audience continued to grow as she matured. Over the course of her career, she’s released multiple hugely successful albums, won numerous Grammys and other awards, and…
Heart began life in 1967 under the name of The Army. Several years and numerous name changes later, they emerged with their debut album, Dreamboat Annie, in 1975. Over the following few years, they established themselves as one of the biggest bands in the US. Their fortunes took a nosedive in the early 1980s, but…
In 1974, ABBA became the first Swedish group to win the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. Their victory catapulted them into the limelight; over the next decade, they grew to become one of the biggest bands in the world. The group separated in 1982, but this year, surprised us all with the release of their…
Charlie Wilson is an American musical artist better known as Uncle Charlie. He served as the lead vocalist for the Gap Band. He’s a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and became prominent in the R&B genre as one of the top male vocalists. He is also a songwriter and record producer. He was honored with a…
Foreigner is a notable name in rock and roll. For those who are curious, it is a British-American rock band that started up in 1976. Soon enough, Foreigner had managed to release its first studio album, which was the first of four straight studio albums to go multi-platinum. Something that says much about the positive…