Music has always been a powerful medium for expression, and over the years, numerous gay musicians have made an indelible impact on the industry. In this post, we'll celebrate the best gay musicians of all time who have not only created unforgettable music but also broken barriers and ...
The definitive drug movie was made in West Berlin in 1981 by Uli Edel, using a cast of untrained teenage unknowns – and David Bowie. Bowie was the animating spirit of the extraordinary West Berlin art/drugs/music/politics scene in the ’70s and ’80s, and it’s to his credit that ...
This list of famous musicians who have died in 2015 is a complete list of singers, songwriters, and performers who will now be making sweet music for the ...
Holly’s catalog was among the recordings reported to have been destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire, which came to wide public knowledge in 2019. The find was major, showing that not everything was lost in the blaze. “It’s not...
Many high-profile artists are collaborating with Humtap’s software developers, new genres are being continuously added and the algorithms are evolving. AI-created vocalists are some way off, although Tamer hasn’t ruled this out in the longer term, and an Android version is being developed. Tam...
Alan Cartwright—3/4—Bassist for Procol Harum in the ’70s Malcolm Cecil—3/28—Producer for Stevie Wonder, designer of TONTO synthesizer Phil Chen—12/14—Bassist who worked with Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart and members of the Doors Louis Clark—2/13—Orchestrator for Electric Light Orchestra ...
Having been born as Reginald Dwight in London on March 25, 1947, Elton John started making a name for himself in the '70s thanks to his iconic glam rock persona. In Me, John gets candid about his childhood, how he broke into the music industry, and how he overcame a decade-long drug...
Originally astronomically priced, synthesizers are power tools with countless sounds that very literally ushered in decades of wavy tracks. Here is a challenge for you. Off the top of your head, try to name ten pop songs from each decade, starting in the 70s, that don’t incorporate synthesiz...
A year later, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen would join them as '70s-era inductees. u2, rock and roll hall of fame Jim Spellman/WireImage, Getty Images 1980s: U2 (2005) It would be another seven years before the first of the '80s acts joined the Rock Hall in 2005. The '80s ban...
1 January 2019, American singer, songwriter Pegi Young died of cancer age 66. She first met future husbandNeil Youngin 1974 when she was working as a waitress at a diner near his ranch, a story he tells in the 1992 song ‘Unknown Legend’. They married in August 1978 and had two child...