Following the breakup of The Beatles, he formed Wings before embarking on a solo career that further cemented his status as one of history's greatest songwriters. With a seemingly endless well of catchy melodies and an uncanny ability to craft timeless tunes, he remains a vital ...
I was outside our classroom talking to the form teacher for the final year, the redoubtable Mr Hamlyn, when Roger swaggered up in his Teddy Boy outfit, his hair combed into a grand quiff, trousers so tight they had zips in the seams. Mr Hamlyn welcomed Roger with the weary patience of...
Although the four ex-Beatles did not work together on any individual track, they each contributed to the album to various degrees, making Ringo the first project since 1970 that would involve all four musicians. It was the closest they ever came to a genuine reunion in the years between the...
A look only at single-LP albums, like The Who's 'Live at Leeds'. We’re also keeping it to the vinyl era, because album lengths got somewhat fluid in the CD age.
Vote up the musical introverts who made awesome, extoverted music that rocks! Despite the fact that you can usually find them rocking out on stage in front of a sold-out crowd, several of the biggest rock stars in the world are believed to be introverts. Some of these shy musicians cope...
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Prague, Czech republic, July 22, 2017: John Lenon in Grevin museum of the wax figures in Prague. Image from Shutterstock. Just like his wife, Yoko Ono, John Lennon also suffered from drug addiction up to the point of his untimely death. The co-lead vocalist of The Beatles was addicted...
Related: Best Early Beatles Songs 26. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley in 1973. Image is in the Public Domain. Although the king of rock and roll has been dead since 1977, Elvis Presley was one of the tallest singers of his time, standing at six feet before his death. It’s likely his hei...
It feels like we only just started 2023, but already we've seen some crushing deaths in the rock and metal community. Some of these legends left us too soon, for others it seemed to be their time. All made their mark and will be missed. ...
Grandparents rock, so it should come as no surprise that many rock stars are grandparents. Indeed, a lot of rock notables have a kid who has a kid — in fact, sometimes several, making their respective families all the more robust. ...