This artist built his skills at Villanova, PA playing smoky frat parties and beatnik coffee houses. His first two albums were disappointing commercial and critical failures. He was beginning to rise on a string of college appearances when he dies in a Louisiana plane crash. ...
Some consider this band a British ensemble while others say the group is American, because that's where they found their biggest success. The original singer, Bob Welch, who later went on to have a solo career, left the band after the release of their first...
A Euro pop group formed loosely in the late 60's carrying a name as an acronym for their names, their debut single 'People Need Love' failed to find a world-wide audience. After the successful release of their single 'Waterloo', the band embraced the emerging technology...
The group's founder, Maurice White, was a percussionist influenced by the Memphis sound. He later became a session drummer at Chicago's Legendary Chess Studios, recording with many artists including Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. Known as the Father of Jazz Fusion, White moved to LA...
They invented a sound that defined a lifestyle. Three brothers, a cousin, and a high school friend in Hawthorne, California, took their love for the harmonies of The Four Freshmen and made their own way in the music world. Brother Brian would write and produce...
Reginald Dwight has a special talent. After he hears a melody – just once - he can duplicate it – note to note – from memory. At the age of 11, his skills on the piano earned him a scholarship from Britain’s Royal Academy of...
Born in the inner city of Detroit as Steveland Judkins during the 1950’s, he would catch the eye of one of the most prolific producers - Barry Gordy, JR very early in his life. Blind from birth and a skilled musician on piano, organ, harmonica...
This iconic late 60’s and 70’s American rock band is known for powerful protest songs. After shedding names like The Blue Velvets and The Gollywogs, the founding brother duo brought two other high school classmates to the band in the late 60’s. Known mainly as...
The core of this duo were classically trained musicians in New York before roosting in LA in the early 70’s. Like their contemporaries Santana – rotating musicians in sessions - this gave every song a unique sound. Peaking in the mid-70’s with their biggest album...
Largely influenced by folk-country singers like Hank Williams and Bob Dylan, North Carolina native James Taylor began his career in England releasing his first largely ignored album on The Beatle’s Apple label in the late 60’s. But it was his 1970’s release, covering life passages...