He helped to establish the "Republic of Pirates" in Nassau and by 1717 was the captain of one of the most heavily-armed ships in the region, called the Ranger. It was at this time he appointed Edward Teach, best known in history books as "Blackbeard", as his second-in-command. ...
At the age of 15 Rimmer joined the Southport Rifle band as a side-drummer and then moved on to the cornet, eventually becoming the band's principal cornet soloist. As a young man he made himself into one of the finest cornet players in the country under the eye of Alexander ...
Ingo Schwichtenberg (*May 18, 1965) drummer, co-founder of the metal band Helloween DE Adam Opel (*May 9, 1837) entrepreneur, founder of Opel DE Gershon Kingsley (*Oct 28, 1922) composer, pianist, songwriter of Popcorn DE Wolfgang Wagner (*Aug 30, 1919) director, opera singer DE Hans...
Presley didn’t join the Army voluntarily, instead, falling victim to the draft in 1957, when he was one of the most famous people on the planet. According to the Chicago Tribune, his fame begged the question: “Could the most famous person in the United States be useful or would he ju...
The band that truly introduced the world of mainstream music, At The Drive-In formed in El Paso, Texas in 1994. The band scored a huge hit with "One Armed Scissor" in 2000. The Mars Volta Getty Images The Mars Volta After the break up of At The Drive-In in 2001, Cedric Bixler-Zav...
Peter Greenwas an influential blues rock guitarist who formed Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1967. He left in 1970 as he struggled with mental health problems, before they went on to become one of the biggest-selling acts in the world. ...
Dig Deeper Famous Jazz Drummers Also ranks #209 on The 250+ Best Drummers Of All Time, Ranked55 Gary Cherone 07/26/1961 2 Gary Francis Caine Cherone ( shə-ROHN; born July 26, 1961) is an American rock singer and songwriter. Cherone is known for his work as the lead vocalist ...
His first band, The Jam, was his most celebrated one. More idealistic and better-dressed than their punk contemporaries, The Jam had a punkish sound but harked back to a more optimistic era of British rock. Weller, bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler formed the band in Surrey, ...
Albert Einstein ( EYEN-styne; German: [ˈalbɛɐ̯t ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside q...
Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for his hard living lifestyle, he was cited as a role model by the actor Oliver Reed and the Who's drummer Keith Moon....