Posted on April 30th, 2010 by admin
Evanescence’s music genre has been described as gothic metal, gothic rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, and hard rock. The lineup of Evanescence has gone through several changes through the years. The current band members of Evanescence are Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo, Tim McCord, Will “Science” Hunt, and Will Hunt.
Evanescence’s great breakthrough came with the album [...]
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Filed under: Alternative Rock Music, Gothic Rock Music, Hard Rock Music, Rock Music
Posted on April 25th, 2010 by admin
John Mayer has gained a reputation as a skilled singer, a songwriter, and a guitarist. His musical generes include pop, rock, blues, and soul. At the age of nineteen, John began studying in Berklee College of Music in Boston, before he moved to Atlanta, where his music skills continued to develop and he gained popularity. [...]
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Filed under: Blues Music, Pop Music, Rock Music, Soul Music
Posted on April 24th, 2010 by admin
Rihanna is a Pop music superstar that hardly needs an introduction. Though this Caribbean-born singer is only 22 years old, she has already accomplished much. Rihanna’s breakthrough album – A Girl Like Me – was released in April 2006 and became a multi-platinum level success with 3.5 million copies sold worldwide, but her 2007 album [...]
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Filed under: Pop Music, R&B Music, Reggae Music
Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by admin
The Jamaican-born reggae singer Greg Rose is known as Perfect (other names Mr. Perfect and Little Ninja, which was his first artist name). He has had an active music career from 2000 to present time. His first major breakthrough song was Lock me Up in 2004, but even bigger success was his Handcard Bwoy in [...]
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Filed under: Reggae Music
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by admin
Phil Collins has had immense success as a pop singer. He started his acting and singing career as a child. In 1964, Collins appeared as The Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver. In the 70s, he became a drummer with Genesis, while also having a career in jazz with Brand X. Phil Collins’ [...]
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Filed under: Pop Music
Posted on April 19th, 2010 by admin
Chris Daughtry’s appearance in the final of American Idol is what first made him widely known, even though he did not win the competition. His first album – Daughtry – was released in November 2006, just a couple of months after the American Idol finals. He is now an established artist in the post-grunge and [...]
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Filed under: Post-grunge Music, Progressive Rock Music
Posted on April 17th, 2010 by admin
The popular duo known as Simon & Garfunkel shares a long history of friendship. The young Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first met in an elementary school in New York city. Their first band was called “Tom and Jerry”, which they formed in 1957. While their frienship has had its storms through the years, they [...]
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Filed under: Folk Music, Pop Music
Posted on April 15th, 2010 by admin
Pink Floyd is one of the most popular rock bands of all time. They started playing in 1965 and continued until 1994, when Roger Waters continued his career as a solo musician. In July 2005, the band reunited at the Live 8 concert for a final one-off performance. The band started with psychedelic rock, but [...]
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Filed under: Progressive Rock Music, Psychedelic Rock Music, Rock Music
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by admin
Melissa Etheridge is one of the most successful all-time female rock artists. Melissa has produced nine studio albums. She has been awarded two Grammy awards and one Oscar. She has also been rewarded five Platinum albums and two ASCAP awards (Songwriter of the Year and Founders Award). At the age of 48, Melissa Etheridge is [...]
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Filed under: Rock Music
Posted on April 11th, 2010 by admin
Though Mariah Carey may be a somewhat controversial figure today’s Soul and R&B scene in the sense that she has no shortage of critics, this is more than counterbalanced with the great number of fans. It is therefore no surprise that she has sold more albums than any other female artist.
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel [...]
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Filed under: Pop Music, R&B Music, Soul Music