Browsing: 10 Things

A master whose guitar and songwriting influence transcended genres. And yet, many people didn’t know his name. 

Remembering Gregg Allman on what would have been his 75th birthday.

“I feel if you don’t go out there, if you don’t mingle among the people, how are you going to know what they need to know, and hear what they need to hear? That’s the good part. That’s the best part. Just treat everyone right.”

With over six decades in the music business, Willie Nelson has surely touched the lives of nearly everyone who listens to music. Happy birthday, Willie!

Editor’s Note: Today the Rolling Stones’ guitarist turns 77 years young. Not only a guitar paragon, Richards is a singer, songwriter, and best-selling author. He’s also notorious as one of the folks who has lived the rock and roll lifestyle to its extreme, and survived. In his honor, we offer 10 things you may not know about “the man death forgot.”

A cult classic among musicians and blues fans alike, Crossroads has stood the test of time.

“Nobody know John Lee Hooker. They know as much about my cat as they know about me.”

Broonzy was also one of the first bluesmen in Chicago to play electric guitar, beginning in 1942, though his audiences preferred the acoustic sounds of the South.

In honor of his upcoming birthday, we offer 10 things you may not know about the Sheffield Soul Shouter.

Each record she makes talks specifically about a moment in her life.