The Musical History of the Eagles
The history of The Eagles is a story peppered with unbridled success, fiery animosity, and even the death of one of their bandmates. These five musicians from Southern California came together to form The Eagles in 1971, with Glenn Frey as the…
581Green Day is Just a Big Band!
Green Day is a band that can’t be ignored. Their music has been around for decades, and they have created some of the most unique rock vibes ever heard. While many other bands fade into obscurity, Green Day just keeps getting more popular. So…
880What Happened to The Stone Roses?
The Stone Roses’ career trajectory is one of the most unusual and fascinating in music history. Despite being contemporaries of bands like Oasis, Blur and New Order, the Stone Roses left all of those bands for dead with their second album.…
995The Musical Life of Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke’s musical life is remarkable. It’s a story of rags to riches and back again, a man who reinvented himself as an artist and went on to become one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music. In his short life, Sam Cooke…
785Queen and their Musical Legacy
The iconic band Queen has influenced generations of music lovers with their unique sound and style. Both their music and image have been credited with breaking down barriers in the New Romantic movement, which emerged from the post-punk rock…
1830Still Going Strong - The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones continue to show no signs of slowing down. Although their original career peak came in the 1960s, when they released a string of classic singles such as "Satisfaction" and "Paint It Black" and toured the world on “The Bigger…
934Take That were the new Beatles
The release of Take That’s album and tour of the same name in 1992 is often cited as one of the first instances of a new boy band taking the world by storm. Unlike their counterparts and predecessors, who had struggled to gain recognition and…
978Our List of Original Metal Bands
Heavy metal is an extremely broad genre. It incorporates many different subgenres and has been around for almost as long as rock music has existed. There are so many bands that have come to prominence in the world of heavy metal, and there are…
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Hippies and the Woodstock Music Festival
Music Festivals in The Sixties
The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Sixties
The Birth of The Beatles and Beatlemania
The Biggest Record Sales in the 1960s