Singer Janis Ian now also a gay columnist who feels less pressure.(Originated from The Gazette)Simon, Jeremy
The wild man of rock n roll Jerry Lee in one of the last left standing at this stage having played his style unbridled rock n roll style of uptempo boogie-woogie country blues for the last piano pounding 60 years with over 40 albums released.I also love Albert King’s Live version at ...
a banjo player in the backwoods of the Cahulawassee River but I have never witnessed this instrument played with such bewitching mastery, assimilating bluegrass, melodic Scruggs style and single string techniques, unusual chords and scales born way beyond practice and found only in God given ...
However, women have always played an important role in the music scene and continue to do so. Country music artist Mickey Guyton was the first Black woman country singer nominated for Grammy’s Best Country Solo Performance for her song “Black Like Me” and the first Black woman to host th...
His journey to international fame began in 1963 with the formation of Bob Marley and The Wailers, a band that played an instrumental role in popularizing Jamaican music worldwide. Marley's unique blend of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, coupled with his distinctive voice and songwriting skills, ...
She then moved on to Clapton, who played guitar on the Harrison-penned Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in 1968. Boyd noted the two musicians were close friends who played and wrote music together and that she was always aware of Clapton’s attraction to her. It was flattering...
A quintessential 27 Club member is Janis Joplin, who died of a heroin overdose in 1970. Her music was enough to gain her lasting fame, but her lifestyle and early death cemented her legend as a musician who tragically died too young — not even reaching 30 years old...
As hip-hop became more accepted in the mainstream, getting played on New York City radio station Hot 97 was considered the pinnacle of making it. Angie Martinez, working on airwaves dominated by men, became abreakthrough voiceand helped elevate some of the biggest artists in hip-hop history,...
She then moved on to Clapton, who played guitar on the Harrison-penned Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in 1968. Boyd noted the two musicians were close friends who played and wrote music together and that she was always aware of Clapton’s attraction to her. It was flattering...
When Journey played the Midland a few weeks ago, longtime singer Steve Perry had been replaced with Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was 8 years old when the band’s first album came out. No one complained, but Pineda’s job is essentially to sound like Perry while founding guitarist Neal Schon...