Few songs capture the essence of despair. “Jolene” is one of them. Written by the incomparable Dolly Parton, the tune ...

Whenever Stevie Ray Vaughan stepped onto the stage to rock his guitar in front of cheering fans wherever he went, many people compared him to his heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, and Mick ...

Country music’s roots are in rural areas of the Southern and Western United States. Traditional Celtic and Scottish folk songs and ballads started evolving in the Appalachian Mountains. In 1923, ...

There’s a time and a place for love songs, but a break-up isn’t it. When a relationship fizzles out, there’s comfort in knowing that someone else has been there, seen that, and written the song to ...

Peter Tosh was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and songwriter who was, in part, the co-founder of The Wailers band. He had a successful music career and is considered one of the most influential ...

Eydie Gorme was active from the early 1950s to the late 2000s. She came from a Sephardic Jewish background. As such, she spoke fluent Spanish, thus enabling her to perform pop and Latin pop. Sometimes ...

Outlaw country was a subgenre that thrived in the mid to late 1970s. It was a reaction against the Nashville Sound backed by Music Row executives at the head of the country establishment. As such, ...

Jethro Tull is a British rock band that has been in the music industry for more than fifty years. The original band was formed in 1967 by Ian Anderson, Glenn Corning, Mick Abrahams, and Clive Bunker.

Nelson Twins is an American rock and roll band founded by twins Gunnar and Matthew. Matthew and Gunnar are twin sons of the legendary American singer Ricky Nelson. The twins rose to fame in the early ...

Slaughter is a US-based rock/glam metal band from Las Vegas, formed in 1988. It comprises the lead singer and guitarist Mark Slaughter, and Dana Strum, the bassist. The boy band was first recognized ...

Mel McDaniel was a country musician whose career peaked in the 1980s. He was born in the early 1940s. As such, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn he’s one of the people who became interested in a ...

Rich Homie Quan is the stage name of the American rapper Dequantes Lamar. He started releasing music in the early 2010s. Bit by bit, he built up his reputation, thus enabling him to release a studio ...