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20 Aug 2021 6 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
Songwriters Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies' contrasting styles and backgrounds made Supertramp a band with both mainstream and technical appeal. Their albums featured pop hits alongside progressive rock anthems and the results were some of the 70s' mo...
18 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
What started as Herb Alpert himself overdubbing self-recorded tracks in his garage alone became one of the most popular jazz bands of the 1960s, later comprised of a team of sessions musicians in LA, inspired by a mariachi band Alpert had witnessed i...
17 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Different strokes for different folks, and so went Sly and the Family Stone, breaking barriers in the 1960s as rock and roll's most diverse group, singing about peace, harmony, and togetherness. Their songs ranged from philosophical to political to p...
16 Aug 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
With a lineup of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, not since The Beatles had there been a more impressive assembly of yet-to-be all star musicians in a single group. N.W.A also did similar things for hip hop as The Beatles did for rock...
13 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
The abundance of popular American and British English music acts makes it uncommon if not difficult to break into the charts while hailing from elsewhere, but fortunately for me it is a feat Röyksopp, an electronic music duo from Norway, accomplished...
8 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Roger Miller was of a rare breed of country musician whose music was more fun than forlorn. His silly sounds and subversions of the genre made an undeniable mark on pop music, inspiring parodies and more, but his ballads proved he was equally adept a...
6 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
At only 13 years-old, Stevie Wonder had his first number one hit, and he was already a two year veteran to the music industry by then. Since signing with Motown in 1961 at the age of 11, Stevie has released 30 albums and become a cross-generational l...
5 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
With a sweet voice that's easy to love and an unmistakable sense of style, Nancy Sinatra became a pop icon in the 1960s with a number of chart hits and film appearances that have come to define the look and sound of the era in our collective memory i...
3 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Rap has produced many distinct-sounding voices over the years, and many distinct writers, but none who rank so highly in both categories as Christopher Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G., who told his story like no one else could behind the mic. Tragicall...
1 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
A true entertainer in every sense of the word, Louis Prima was a singer, trumpet player, and band leader who had an unmistakable style that leaned into his Italian roots, opening the door for performers to embrace their background over concealing it....
