The soundtrack of the twentieth century cannot be written without Jerry Lee Lewis. Self-appointed as “The Killer”, Lewis was a musical pioneer and one of the original architects of Rock & Roll. There has never been an artist like Jerry Lee. He was a musical innovator, immensely talented, routinely self-destructive, and notoriously unapologetic. As a…
Morale has a notable effect on a baseball player’s performance. Due to that, walk-up songs can have a surprisingly practical purpose in a baseball game. Moreover, they are also a lot of fun because they say so much about the people who choose them. Of course, some walk-up songs have been much better choices than…
Time is priceless. After all, we experience its flow in a single direction, meaning we cannot reclaim it once we have spent it. A host of singers and songwriters have commented upon this in their music. Sometimes, they stress the need to seize the moment. Other times, they show signs of regret for things that…
Ryan Bingham is an American singer-songwriter whose career started in the late 2000s. Some people call him a country musician. However, others see that as too limited a label because his music shows clear signs of folk, rock, blues, country, and other genres. Whatever the label, Bingham is a celebrated musician who has released numerous…
If you want to enjoy some authentic tunes, the songs of the ‘90s will do. The good thing about these songs is that none of the sounds are similar. This was the decade where there was a wealth of diversity as far as music was concerned. There are so many amazing hits from 1994. Listening…
Susan Tedeschi was one of the first female singers to emerge from the New Orleans blues scene and forge a career as both an artist in her own right and as the singer for her husband’s band, The Derek Trucks Band. According to CBS News, she has been nominated for Grammy awards more than six…
Alabama shakes is a band hailing from Athens that plays rock, pop, and R&B music. This band was formed in 2009. The band members are Brittany Howard, who was the vocalist, Zac Cockrell, who was the bassist; guitarist Heath Fogg, keyboardist Ben Tanner, and Steve Johnson, who was the drummer. The band was active from…
Plain White T’s is an American pop punk band formed in 1997 by high school close friends Tom Higgenson, Ken Fletcher and Dave Tirio. They have released eight studio albums, four EPs, three live albums, and a greatest hits album. The band had a mostly underground following in the Chicago area until 2002, when they…
Porter Wagoner was born in West Plains, Missouri, on August 12, 1927. He is mostly popular for his country music and has been a major influence in the genre. Wagoner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Wagoner began his musical career in the 1940s, playing guitar and singing with local…