King joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1972 not long after the band formed, and with two other lead guitarists, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, helped create the group's powerful triple-guitar sound prominent on such rock classics as "Free Bird." LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ed King, a former lead...
The vocalists on this list have sung for bands like The Beatles, Metallica, Guns N' Roses and The Rolling Stones to name a few. But which lead singer is also the lead money maker? There's no better job on the planet than being the front man/woman for a major rock band. Not only ...
Buffett and his Coral Reefer band opened for the Eagles in 1975, an inspiring moment for the future "Margaritaville" singer. "I was introduced to the band in the dressing room of the [Los Angeles] Coliseum," Buffettsaidwhen he inducted the Eagles into theRock & Roll Hall of Famein 1998....
as you'll see in the following countdown of Classic Rock Songs Not Sung by the Lead Singer, there is more than one example where a band's biggest hit featured vocals from somebody else. Check out those
By Brian Ives Legendary rock band theEagles, iconic singer-songwriterCarole Kingand filmmaker andStar Warscreator George Lucas lead this year's Kennedy Center honorees. Other honorees include actress/singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa and Broadway star Cicely Tyson. ...
Two French music festivals dropped Eagles of Death Metal -- the U.S. band that was performing at the Bataclan theater in Paris when the attack by ISIS terrorists (89 people murdered), took place there -- because of "Islamophobic" comments by Jesse Hughes, its lead singer. שני ...
including this hit from 2005. It spent six weeks atop the country charts and sold a ton of singles and albums. The story is one anybody over the age of 30 can relate to — a slightly self-deprecating lyric that couldn't have come at a better time for a singer who some felt was beg...
‘70s stars Chris Montez, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, and Pat Upton, to name a few. In addition, when I am available, I play guitar (or bass) and sing lead in various tribute bands, including tributes to: Crosby, Stills , Nash & Young, The Eagles (filling in for several different...
A new chapter is being written in thePixies‘ legacy: The New York band announced late Wednesday that a yet-titled new album will be released in September. The latest rendition of the group includes guitarist Joey Santiago, singer and guitarist Francis Black, drummer David Lovering and bassist...
Jackson will join her brother Michael and the rest of the Jackson 5 as members of the rock hall. Singer Janelle Monae is lined to induct Jackson, whose hits include “What Have You Done For Me Lately,”″All For You” and “That’s the Way Love Goes.”...