Jim Croce’s career started in the mid-1960s with his first album Facets, which was independently recorded and published on his own funds. He and his wife Ingrid also wrote and performed together, releasing a joint album in 1969 simply titled Jim & Ingrid Croce. In 1970 he met pianist and singer-songwriter Maury … Read more
When it comes to Southern rock, no one does it better than Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd are one of the pioneers of the Southern rock genre in the 1970s, popularizing hits such as “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird”. Ronnie Van Zant was the band’s founding member when he was in his teens. … Read more
Fleetwod Mac – One of the best-selling acts of the 1970s. Fleetwood Mac were formed in London, UK in the mid-1960s. Initially recording blues, the band released their first albums Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Mr.Wonderful and their first singles “Black Magic Woman” and “Need Your Love So Bad”. The following single “Albatross” … Read more
Al Green is one of the most influential soul singers the 20th century has ever produced. Sometimes called Reverend Al Green, the singer-songwriter also recorded many gospel songs aside from the secular material. By the time he released his 1972 album Let’s Stay Together, it became a hit on both R&B and … Read more
George Harrison (born February 25, 1943 – died November 29, 2001) was singer-songwriter and musician who first gained worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. While mates John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the band’s primary songwriters, Harrison also did his share in composing many of the Beatles’ memorable songs … Read more
The Grateful Dead has an eclectic blending of rock, blues, folk, country, improvisational jazz and psychedelic music and closely associated with the psychedelia/hippie movement in the 1960s. Because of their improvisational techniques, they are credited with launching what are called “jam bands”. The band began in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The … Read more
Bob Seger evolved from being one of the hard-rockin’ musicians into one of the pillars of what is called “heartland rock” – the type of rock subgenre that has a straightforward style, and touches more on emotional and social issues rather than just entertaining the audience, just like the other forms of … Read more
Neil Young is one of the most influential singer-songwriters in the history of modern music. Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young has one of the most distinctive styles in American music. Especially during in his generation, Young rose to become one of the most influential singer-songwriters by writing and recording songs such as “Heart Of … Read more
The legendary Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941) is an American folk/blues/country singer-songwriter and musician whose songs reflected the counterculture generation as well as social and political unrest during the 1960s. His songs became anthems of the American civil rights and anti-war campaigns. Dylan’s inclusion of the electric instruments such … Read more
No one can deny David Bowie’s tremendous influence on rock and pop music. His ability to adapt himself to the musical changes he had seen for the last four decades has him pegged as the musical chameleon – and along with the radical shift in styles came the change in the way … Read more
Three Dog Night is an American pop/rock/blue-eyed soul band originating from Los Angeles, California, largely known for its stirring vocal harmonies as well as having made hits from interpreting songs written by other artists. The nucleus of this group consists of Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells. Wells had been a … Read more
English classic rock group Led Zeppelin are considered one of the most critically and commercially successful iconic bands of the 20thcentury, led by vocalist/songwriter Robert Plant and his henchmen – guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham (died in 1980). One of the biggest bands during the 1970s, … Read more