Hootie & the Blowfish was a band that came out of South Carolina, making their debut in 1986. The four-member rock band formed in the city of Columbia, featuring Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Mark Bryan, and Jim Sonefeld. They became a sensation and held the course for 20 years, taking a break from their rigorous…
Bruce Springsteen is a singer, songwriter, and musician who was born in New Jersey in 1949. He began his career in the music industry in 1964, and he is known as one of the founders of the heartland rock style of music. This style combines a mainstream rock style with songs that talk about working-class…
Pleasure P’s career as a R&B singer-songwriter started in the late 1990s. He was a founding member of Pretty Ricky. Specifically, he was the one who provided the main vocals while the others rapped. By the late 2000s, Pleasure P was ready to embark on a solo career. That has resulted in three studio albums…
Multi-instrumentalist Todd Rundgren was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1948, where he taught himself how to play the first of many instruments he’d become versed with, the guitar. Already at a young age, Rundgren’s fascination with music, thanks to the record collection belonging to his parents, would serve as the inspiration behind his…
Regardless of whether we’re talking the blues, a migraine, or a head cold, we all get sick sometimes. And when we do, there’s something strangely reassuring about knowing that someone, somewhere is feeling just as bad as us. Why we like listening to other people singing about their pain probably says things about the human…
Love is a language spoken by all, and no one is immune to it, not even the rappers who appear to have had their hearts hardened by their rough upbringing. Whether it is love for their children, spouses, parents, or friends, most artists are overwhelmed by such emotions that they end up penning beautiful lyrics….
Lindsay Ell is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Calgary, AB, before moving to Nashville, TN. As a result, it is perhaps unsurprising to learn that she makes country music. After all, cowboys and other agricultural occupations are critical components of Albertan identity. Moreover, Nashville is the undisputed heart of the country music industry. Specifically,…
The pain of heartbreak never felt so convincing as when heard through the speakers of a jukebox. The same is true for the joy of love. A jukebox always understands. The machine doesn’t judge, it doesn’t discriminate and is bound only by the curiosity of the operator. A true pop-culture phenomenon, the jukebox has evolved…
Leon Russell was always something of an enigma. By the time he released his first solo album in 1970, he’d already helped shape the sound of hundreds of the biggest hits of the previous decade as a member of the legendary Wrecking Crew session band. After he decided to step out of the shadows and…