England has always been a breeding ground for exceptional musical talent, and the world of percussion is no exception. Famous drummers from England have ...
His hit singles such as "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me" set the stage for a new era of soul music. By the 1960s, Brown had also pioneered funk music with hits like "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)," earning him another title - "the Hardest...
The Duke Ellington Orchestra was one of the most celebrated and influential big bands in jazz history. The big band swing era was saturated with incredible talent, and Duke Ellington was able to stand apart from the competition. Duke Ellington’s Famous Orchestra went on to survive the big ban...
Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page saw their respective bands – Bad Company and Led Zeppelin - dissolve in the early ‘80s. The two rockers began to collaborate, recruiting drummer Chris Slade and bassist Tony Franklin to round out their new band’s lineup. The Firm’s 1985 self-titled debut was...
Next up, we haveMarvin Gaye, who began his musical journey at only four years old when he sang in his church’s gospel choir. In the 1960s, he initially gained recognition as a session drummer and vocalist at Motown Records, where he found early success with duet recordings alongside Mary...
Dennis Thompson, the drummer and last remaining member of MC5, died in May at the age of 75. Thompson joined the band in 1965, becoming part of the Detroit band's classic lineup. Roger Corman Getty Images Roger Corman Filmmaker Roger Corman, known to many as "The King of Cult," died...
Back in the 70s part of takin' care of business for Bachman-Turner Overdrive meant performing underneath a large steel replica of the band's gear-shaped logo, with flashing lights -- a visual gimmick as heavy as the opening chords of "Not Fragile" or "Four Wheel Drive."...
Big Boi, known professionally as Antwan André Patton, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He gained fame as one half of the successful Southern hip hop duo Outkast, alongside André 3000. The duo's six studio albums were critically acclaimed and commercially successful, with hit...
In 1916, twelve years after Enrico’s million selling opera hit a band-leader and drummer, Johnny Stein, took a band to Chicago to perform. His band was the very first to use the name “jass’ in a band’s name. The word had nothing to do with the music and was only a popular ...
was a regular panelist on the show in the mid-’70s, while Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers waited until the early '00s to make his ‘Hollywood Squares’ debut. Other artists to appear on the show include Sammy Hagar, E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg and brothers Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa....