One of the most versatile artists of the past four decades, Boz Scaggs has enjoyed a fruitful, sometimes brilliant career as a solo artist, session man, and member of the Steve Miller Band. His post-Miller catalogue is filled with excellent material from both ends of his career. His debut album, “Boz Scaggs,” was released in…
It would be hard for a woman with an earthy, gritty voice to achieve true fame in modern music. There are a million in-tune songbirds with crystal clear vocals, and every one of them can sing songs other people wrote to make a buck for a record label. Fortunately, Janis Joplin wasn’t born in this…
Foghat was one of the most authentic British, American-based bands in the 1970s. The band was created in London back in 1971. They were widely popular across the US for their hard rock, blues-rock, and boogie rock during the classic rock era. The founding members of Foghat included Dave Peverett, Tony Stevens, Roger Earl, and…
Education is often associated with formal education. However, people are constantly learning with and without such systems. As a result, education is a universal experience. One that was relevant in the past, one that remains relevant in the present, and one that will presumably remain relevant in the future. Unsurprisingly, artists have released numerous songs…
Reading has often been compared to exercise for the brain. It is regarded so highly that Margaret Fuller, a renowned American philosopher, once said if you are a reader today, tomorrow you will be a leader. Songwriters acknowledge this hence they write about books, sometimes figuratively. There are many songs about reading you can find…
Heavy metal rock band Disturbed changed its name from Brawl when the group felt the pain of some tough social issues the world faces today. It represented how they felt, and most of their lyrics combine powerful drums, melodic guitar work, and heavy metal overtones to emphasize the messages, most of which are deeply moving….
During the 1960s and early 1970s, there were hundreds of songs written to either convey support for the troops in Vietnam or express disdain for the government that had put them there. Some songs actually had nothing to say about the war at all, but were still embraced by the antiwar movement or the troops…
Outkast is one of those groups that almost everyone has heard playing on the radio, at one time or another. In fact, they are widely considered one of the first rap groups to reach mainstream media, as they enjoyed a decent amount of airtime on radio platforms dedicated to mainstream rock as well as rap….
Enrique Iglesias is popularly known as the king of Latin pop. He is a Spanish Filipino singer, record producer, and songwriter born on May 5, 1975. Enrique Iglesias began his career in the mid-1990s on a Mexican Indie label known as Fonovisa Records and emerged as the best Spanish artist. Enrique Iglesias successfully joined the…