Blue Note’s co-founder Alfred Lion had a penchant for pianists who sounded different. In 1947, he signed Thelonious Monk, famed for his blend of dissonance
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Teen pop sensation Lesley Gore wasn’t known for making statements in her songs before she released “You Don’t Own Me.” At 16, she was discovered
The Mavericks have always lived up to their name. A country band formed in Miami? That’s rule number one broken right there. A first generation
In 2014, YG’s debut album, My Krazy Life, opened to rave reviews and the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200. (The only thing that could
With the charismatic Phillip Lynott as their lead singer, it came as little surprise that Thin Lizzy would have a strong visual component for their
After their first three albums yielded relatively modest returns, KISS achieved a well-deserved breakthrough with 1975’s concert album Alive! However, the New York rockers knew
Only three weeks after John Lennon had had two consecutive posthumous UK No.1 singles, he was the writer and inspiration of another. Roxy Music’s version of
Come 1999 and the turn of the millennium, Underworld were untouchable. Following two sterling albums and the blockbuster international success of “Born Slippy,” Karl Hyde
The chequered life of Chuck Berry took him on some distinct twists and turns in his younger years. Those who look at his discography and
Brian Jones died tragically young, aged just 27, on July 3, 1969. He was in The Rolling Stones for seven years and his importance to