Few artists come close to matching Gladys Knight’s legacy. Best known for her long string of hit singles with the Pips in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, she’s a seven-time Grammy Award-winner with a place in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group of Fame. She has seven No. 1…
Chicago is easily one of the most well-known cities in the United States, but unfortunately, all of the things its known for aren’t good. Gun violence in Chicago has become an increasingly pressing problem over the last several decades and lots of lives have been lost in the city due to gang disputes and other…
When we think about hating someone we still love, it’s romantic love. However, sometimes we have a toxic parent with a complicated relationship. Addiction is sometimes personified, which becomes a love-hate relationship. Regardless, loving someone or something that makes your life impossible is one of the most complex emotions in the human psyche. These are…
In 1981, Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith banded together to form Tears for Fears. After emerging as part of the new wave scene, they later achieved international stardom when they began incorporating more elements of mainstream rock and pop into their sound. After a decade of success, escalating tensions led the band to go their…
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band started in Long Beach, California, in 1966 as the folk-duo New Coast Two with members Jeff Hanna and Bruce Kunkel. Both were in high school when the group started. Once they were in college, they did jam sessions at a neighborhood guitar shop. While there, they met Ralph Barr, Les…
Marc Cohn is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the single “Walking in Memphis,” which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Otherwise, he isn’t remembered much. As such, Cohn has a bit of a reputation for being a one-hit-wonder. Still, that is too dismissive of the man’s musical output….
Food is a necessity. As a result, it has a vital role in human culture, as shown by the incredible number of songs that mention it in one way or another. Generally speaking, food isn’t being used in a literal sense. Instead, it stands in for a wide range of things, thus enabling more complex…
Nothing gets the soul pumping quite like songs for speed. It’s these types of pulsating tracks that gets us revved up to the point of no return. Throughout the decades, speed is usually represented with tracks about fast cars. The forceful beats of these tracks represent the thrust of these vehicular beasts as they hit…
Our latest article looks at the ten best Dolly Parton albums from her impressive catalog of close to fifty albums in a career that spans more than 50 years. Summarizing Dolly Parton’s legacy in country music is such an arduous task because she has simply done it all. With more than 3000 songs and 50…