The Grass Roots are one of the more notable American rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. After all, few acts can sell more than 20 million records, even if they have been around for most of a century. Interested individuals should know there are multiple incarnations of the Grass Roots. It isn’t uncommon for…
Michael Stanley Gee was a singer-songwriter and disc jockey from Cleveland, Ohio. Growing up in a blue-collar community of Cleveland, he first hit the rock scene as a member of The Bossmen, releasing one album with that group before going solo. His first solo effort came to naught, but his next two albums garnered him…
Starz is a rock band that formed in the mid-1970s. Since then, it has been active on and off, as shown by how it missed most of the 1980s and 1990s. Starz has never seen the same commercial heights as AC/DC, Aerosmith, or Led Zeppelin. Even so, it has managed to carve out a fanbase…
Joan Armatrading is a celebrated singer-songwriter. She was born in what was once called Saint Christopher and Nevis. However, she grew up in England with a short interval in Antigua. Armatrading left school at a young age to support her family. Luckily, she became recognized as a singer-songwriter, thus resulting in her becoming more and…
Less Than Jake is an American band that started in the early 1990s. Genre-wise, they make a mix of ska, pop, and punk. Amusingly, the origin of the band’s name isn’t 100 percent clear. Supposedly, Less Than Jake called itself thus because the initial band members joked about them mattering less than a pet by…
Chaka Khan began her career in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. In 1978, she released her first solo album, the platinum-selling Chaka. Since then, she’s become one of the most successful dance artists of all time, selling over 70 million records worldwide, winning ten Grammy Awards, and releasing a…
Singing and songwriting rock songs have been Gino Vannelli’s area of expertise since he was a teenager. While he’s written and performed hundreds of songs over the years, he got his most significant break in the 1970s and 1980s. Who is he, and what are his best songs? According to Wikipedia, Vannelli is a Quebec,…
Formed in 2010 out of Baltimore, Maryland is an American hardcore punk band known as Turnstile. As Turnstile, this five-man band released their first EP (Pressure to Succeed) in 2011 and then their second EP (Step 2 Rhythm) in 2013. Both EP’s were done through Reaper Records before the band recorded and released their first…
Besides being one of the fastest-growing musicians globally, Koe Wetzel seems to have mastered the art of personal branding. He’s among the few American singers who need no introduction. Wetzel’s releases cover a plethora of genres, but unlike some artists, he knows how to choose the best fit for every song. His commitment to please…