Greatest hits albums have been around since the late 50s. Johnny’s Greatest hits was the first greatest hits album, peaking at number one on Billboard’s Best Selling Pop L.P.’s chart. The two ...

Waylon Jennings began performing professionally in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until he freed himself from the shackles of Nashville in the 1970s that he became a star. With his gruff baritone, rock ...

Tom Waits isn’t an artist who’s ever courted mainstream success. Which is just as well, as he’d have been bitterly disappointed if he had. With the odd exception, his albums have rarely made the ...

Although there are examples of many types of music from the 1980s, many people associate it with being the era of the power ballad. During this decade, many solo artists and groups released power ...

The British-American rock band known as Foreigner was first put together in New York City in 1976 by British veteran guitarist and songwriter Mick Jones, as well as fellow Brit, Ian McDonald of King ...

“Pancho and Lefty” is the best known song from perhaps the greatest songwriter you’ve never heard of. It was written in 1972 by the hallowed pen of Townes Van Zandt. Hardly known outside the realm of ...

Jethro Tull is a British rock band that has been in the music industry for more than fifty years. The original band was formed in 1967 by Ian Anderson, Glenn Corning, Mick Abrahams, and Clive Bunker.

Pistol Annies are an American country music group composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. The trio began to make regular appearances together in songwriting sessions and at ...

Peter Tosh was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and songwriter who was, in part, the co-founder of The Wailers band. He had a successful music career and is considered one of the most influential ...

Frank Sinatra is an American legend in the film and music industry. He was a celebrated singer and movie star. A member of the famed “Rat Pack” comprising Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Dean ...

The 80’s were a fabulous decade. MTV, cable TV, personal computers and video game arcades created a hub of creative and unique enjoyment from which all good memories spring. This decade also brought ...

American neo-folk band Huron is named after a Native American chief. The group’s debut LP, Lonesome Dreams, was released in 2012. The band’s second album, Strange Trails, was released in 2015.