In 1961, 13-year-old George Kooymans and 15-year-old Rinus Gerritson of The Hague, Netherlands, formed a rock and roll band that was then known as the Tornadoes. The name soon changed to Golden ...

Stevie Wonder is a singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was born Stevland Hardaway Morris in Michigan on May 13, 1950, and he began his career as a child artist in 1961. Wonder is ...

Country gospel is a subgenre of music that combines gospel music and country music elements, and it is also known as Christian country music. While the music of this subgenre often follows the typical ...

Arthur C. Clark said that magic is a science we do not understand. It is perhaps for this reason that we term whatever we cannot explain as magic. It could be falling in love in the most unexpected ...

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 ...

The Beach Boys rode to fame on a wave of sun, surf, and teenage dreams. Their irresistible harmonies and evocative lyrics embodied the California Sound, and by the time they were in their early 20s, ...

If you were born in the 90s, it’s hard wrapping your head around when you first heard a song and barely had the time to research the artist. All you did was hum or nod your head to the music, hoping ...

Mel McDaniel was a country musician whose career peaked in the 1980s. He was born in the early 1940s. As such, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn he’s one of the people who became interested in a ...

Silk is a musical group consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak. Anderson is a drummer, singer, and rapper, who is also a member of the production team N.E.R.D. Bruno Mars is a singer, songwriter, ...

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 ...

There’s nothing cheesy about a little clapping. And by clapping, we’re not talking about applause on live tracks. We’re talking about the kind of deliberate claps artists use to punctuate, drive, ...

Trick Pony was a country music group consisting of one woman and two men. Heidi Newfield was the lead vocalist. Meanwhile, Keith Burns was the lead guitarist, and Ira Dean was the bass guitarist. The ...