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These are the most influential bands and solo artists in rock music from 1960 to today.
After Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and especially Alice Cooper, it seemed as though Rock had gone as far as it could. Wrong! Heavy Metal went further, faster and harder, often with violent or satanic imagery. Beginning in ’73 Judas Priest featured the twin guitar attack of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing and along the way…
To Vote for Oasis or Another Nominee Go To RockinTown.com Hall of Fame. Nobody really expects brothers to get along. From the time the younger is born to the time one kicks the bucket there’s competition and usually some bickering. But the Gallagher brothers, Noel (guitar) and Liam (vocals) raised the bar (or lowered it)….
To Vote for Foo Fighters or Another Nominee Go To RockinTown.com Hall of Fame. Foo Fighter: A World War II term used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. Following Kurt Cobain’s death and the demise of Nirvana, the band’s drummer David Grohl, a multi-talented musician, locked himself away as he recorded the entire Foo Fighters’…
To Vote for Alice In Chains or Another Nominee Go To RockinTown.com Hall of Fame. Alice In Chains did everything a Grunge group should do. They formed in Seattle, landed a recording contract (Columbia Records), had drug problems, released an Unplugged set (in ’96), had a hit ballad (“No Excuses”) and did a Lollapalooza tour…
John Lennon’s solo career began with the release of three avantgarde albums (“Two Virgins,” “Life With The Lions” and “Wedding Album’) in the late 1960’s with Japanese conceptual artist, Yoko Ono, while John was, if only half-heartedly, still in The Beatles. In 1970, John released the Rock oriented solo effort (“John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’), the…
For a time, the mightiest Blues shouter in the U.K. was a teenage Steve Winwood, the singer for the Spencer Davis Group (“Gimme Some Lovin’“). He also played organ, piano and guitar. When the Spencer Davis Group’s limited scope became too confining Winwood served notice. Eric Clapton and Winwood talked about forming a group but…
In a world populated by Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival might have seemed a little boring. Don’t be fooled. This group of journeyman musicians led by singer, songwriter, guitarist John Fogerty delivered potent Rock. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Fogerty somehow channeled the Southern Rock bayou…
“House Of The Rising Sun” is a traditional Folk song that was first recorded in the ‘30’s and later covered by Pete Seger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, among others, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. That was before The Animals, a British Blues band, took it to #1 in the U.S., U.K. and…
Countless bands are remembered for one thing: a song, an album or even involvement in a notorious event. It’s unfair since bands are often more accomplished than they are given credit for and find that their catalog of accomplishments goes unrecognized. What’s really crazy is when they are remembered for is something that is not…
College or Modern Rock radio listeners in the mid-‘80s likely remember the songs “Working With Fire And Steel,” “Black Man Ray,” “King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)” and “Arizona Sky.” They were created by Liverpool’s New Wave band, China Crisis. Founded in ‘79 by vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, China Crisis released…