Also ranks #3 on The Top Country Artists of All Time 9 Merle Haggard 4,385 votes As an architect of the Bakersfield sound, this artist's rough-around-the-edges persona and authentic songwriting made him a defining figure in country music history. His songs often reflected his own experiences...
Many of the greatest blues-men, old blues singers, and female blues artists are sadly no longer with us, but their legacies live on, often in rock artists who sold millions more records with versions of classic blues songs written by these great blues legends. Who are the greatest blues ...
Hailing from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Jonathan Byrd is a singer-songwriter whose sound encompasses folk, country, and Americana. Known for his evocative lyrics and masterful storytelling, Byrd has captivated audiences worldwide with songs like "The Law and the Lonesome" and "Becky's Bible."...
Ace of Spades is one of the great rock songs of all time. But the album? There’s more to it than just the most iconic Motorhead track. Love Me Like a Reptile and Shoot You in the Back marry with Ace of Spades to form a zero-fat start to a shot-of-adrenaline album. Over and ...
dense electronic touches prove an essential part of the picture, as the songs (largely written with the late and brilliant Jay Bennett) wrap up a fractured America headed to an uncertain future. The future of musicalAmericanaproved brighter, making this one of the greatest rock albums ever made...
Yes, it turns the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers into the squarest of romantic fairy tales, yet the songs lift the film into the heavens, and so does Andrews’ beaming belief in every note. Read the original Variety review of “the Sound of Music” here. The ...
s a bingo card of old-timey Americana, from the oil-lamp chandelier to the spinning casino wheel to the gold-framed portrait of a naked woman to the scantily clad cigarette girl hovering over an eclectic table of booze-soaked poker players. With a soft but firm expression, Harris seems to...
banger like ‘Under the Sea.’ It’s easy to get immersed in the score and songs of ‘The Little Mermaid’ even decades later, to just close your eyes and picture Ariel’s world and the brilliant characters inhabiting it. —PK Photo : Warner Bros. 42. ‘Purple Rain’ (Albert Magnoli...
blues and haunted torch songs, while adding in a chilling occult aura and a penchant for rafter-rattling howls.“Growing up, just singing in bands, I didn’t have the same kind of voice as everyone else,” the singer said in 2015.“I had more of a deep, howling, kind of beastier ...
She revisits the small-town Americana destinations she once felt at home in with Ferrell by her side as a supportive companion, seeing her old stomping grounds through new eyes. This heartwarming road trip also includes cameos from comedy royalty and plenty of hilarious moments, but it also ...