With multiple Grammy Awards under her belt and collaborations with some of the biggest names in music, she has earned a reputation as one of the genre's most respected and influential artists. Her innovative approach to singing has inspired a new generation of jazz vocalists, ensuring her ...
(unsuccessfully) as lead singer for the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Gentle Giant. Dwight teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin and changed his name to Elton John (merging the names of saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry). The duo wrote songs for Lulu and Roger Cook. In ...
Björk and Emilíana Torrini are a great starting point for your to rank your favorites on this list. Featuring pop artists, female songwriters, and more, this list has it all. Photo: uploaded by Bojangles Björgvin Halldórsson Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (Alternate names: Bo Halldors...
John Rutter is one of the biggest names in choral music, as a director, composer and music editor. His compositional career has embraced both large and small-scale choral works, orchestral and instrumental pieces, a piano concerto, two children's operas, music for television, and specialist ...
In this article we’ve picked out 15 names – old and new – for you to check out, complete with videos. 15. Johnny Hartman Whilst not achieving the enduring fame of many singers on this list, Johnny Hartman’s deep baritone can be heard on the 1963 album “John Coltrane and Johnny ...
recorded hit albums with RCA Victor but felt held back by the polished “Nashville Sound.” This led him to break away and help create “Outlaw” country. This new style went against the smooth, packaged sound of Nashville. Other big names, such as Willie Nelson, joined him in this ...
The Alabama native moved to California during the early ‘60s, playing with the Byrds’ Chris Hillman, before he and sibling Rex formed the Gosdin Brothers. It was after a brief retirement that Gosdin took full flight scoring 19 top 10 Country hits starting in 1977, including the heartstring...
she's actually calling their names out when they play different things — that's live from her guide vocal on the tracking sessions. She was so into it and had such a rapport with the musicians, and that's one of the things that made those sessions so great. There was a tremendous fe...
Mike Matijevic of Steelheart is always one of the names thrown out and he’s not far behind Patton, at least pre-accident he wasn’t but he was never at six octaves, much less seven. Range isn’t everything though, there are a lot of vocalists who over-focus on their range and ...
Starting in 1977 with the release of his first single, "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's Been Stealin')", Anderson has charted more than 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including five number ones: "Wild and Blue", "Swingin'", "Black Sheep", "Straight Tequila Night",...