Maurice Woodward Ritter, better known as Tex Ritter professionally had a deep love for music that stemmed from his family’s musical background. His family loved singing in church; thus, Ritter gravitated towards music; he studied the trumpet, guitar, and voice as a teenager. He dreamt of being a lawyer and even attended the University of…
Few bands have had the staying power of The Cowsills. Since their formation in the mid-1960s, they have released dozens of hit songs that continue to be popular today. Their music has been featured in TV shows and movies, and they continue to tour around the world. In this article, we will take a look…
Kevin Parker is the man behind Tame Impala. He’s capable of playing multiple musical instruments. For proof, look no further than how he does all the recordings for his music project. Parker got started in 2007. Since then, he has released several studio albums that have received enthusiastic receptions in Australia and beyond. As such,…
Ryan Tedder is famous for being the frontman of OneRepublic. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he has worked on some of the group’s best-known songs. However, Tedder is also a prolific songwriter for other artists. It’s no exaggeration to say that he might be even more successful as a songwriter than a singer. After all, Tedder has worked…
Tobe Nwigwe is an American rapper of Nigerian descent. He hoped to become a professional football player before he suffered a severe injury that made this impossible. Subsequently, he started looking into other possibilities before settling on music. Nwigwe is one of those musicians who built their initial fanbase using their social media profiles in…
Hailing from Wildomar, California, is Victoria Loren Kelly, otherwise better known as the American singer-songwriter Tori Kelly. Born on December 14, 1992, Kelly is remembered by long-term fans as a teenager, posting videos on her YouTube channel, as well as appearing on American Idol in 2010. While she did well enough to win a ticket…
Our work has an enormous effect on how we live our lives. That means it’s natural for people to sing about their jobs. For proof, look no further than country music about trucking, which is so common that it can be considered a subgenre. That makes sense because truckers have a sizable number of similarities…
At 6 years old, Kenny Wayne Shepherd began learning the guitar after being inspired to play by Stevie Ray Vaughan. At 13, he was signed to a major label and at 18, he released his debut album. That debut ended up topping the US blues charts and certifying platinum, sending the teenage Shepherd’s career into…
It’s not really that often that you find a pop singer who is also a country artist who just happens to also be a gospel singer. However, that is exactly what you get with self-made recording artist Coffey Anderson. The native of Bangs, Texas got his start posting videos of himself singing repurposed versions of…