Tom Petty, to me, is one of the most underrated musicians in the history of music. This guy just slid under the radar and doled out hit after hit for multiple decades, and yet when people talk about the greatest rock bands of all time, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is not one that’s usually […]
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Modern music history would not be complete without James Brown’s Bio and records. The Godfather of Soul and Inventor of Funk music has contributed immensely to what we hear today across multiple genres. Brown’s character, talent, voice, dancing, and charisma are the foundation of most American black music that arose in the 60s and 70s.
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Suppose you’ve perused my portfolio here on Rock Era Insider. In that case, it is no secret that I am a huge fan of David Bowie — everything from his music to his film performances (I wasn’t lucky enough to witness Bowie on the stage) to his personas and their subsequent births and retirements. And,
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Formed amid the British Blues Revolution, The Yardbirds are among the bands that started it all. Almost single-handedly, in only half a decade, they set the bar for what British blues should sound like and set the foundation of rock. The individual members, especially the guitarists, rose to such heights that you might consider The
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I remember being so hyped when I saw “Dancing In The Street” for the first time. Even though I was still a kid, there was something about Bowie that made me think the whole world could be mine. Then, there was Mick Jagger. When those two were on the scene together, it was pure magic.
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John Lennon’s glasses are the most iconic part of his whole look. Whether he had short hair or long hair, beard or no beard, the circular glasses remained. Interestingly, I read that John Lennon was one of the first musicians to solidify his glasses as a fashion statement. Before that, both he and many other
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It’s hard to imagine that one person is responsible for a good part of modern RnB, Soul, Funk, and Pop music. Stevie Wonder almost single-handedly changed how hit songs were written and shocked the industry with one award after the other. As a musician, I profoundly appreciate his contribution to music. In this Stevie Wonder
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Teresa Barrick, born on 21 March 1960 in the United States of America, is a fashion clothing designer. She is most known as a girlfriend and later as a wife to Aerosmith’s lead singer Steven Tyler. After a few years of romance, the couple married in 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Throughout their marriage, there were
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Carlos Santana is one of those guitar players you need only one note to recognize. I started getting into Santana’s magical blend of jazz, rock, and Latin music in his solos. Even though none of my family are musicians or much into rock music, they all knew who Santana was and eagerly played his track
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Quick! Name 5 of the greatest things in the history of this planet! If you don’t have David Bowie and Halloween in that top 5…I don’t even know what to say to you. I don’t know if I’m afraid of you or pity you or what…I’m sure there’s a hotline that we can provide for
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