The songs of Mose Allison are a fusion of rustic blues and jazz, embellished with profound and often humorous lyrics. Read More
Next to a distant train whistle or cowboys hunkered around a lonely, late-night campfire, the harmonica produces some of the most evocative sounds and images of the traditional American landscape. Read More
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Singer Amy Winehouse reveals that she and her husband of over one year, Blake-Fielder Civil, are divorcing. 2006 - Jazz singer Anita O'Day dies of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles at the age of 87. 2004 - Sony Classical releases actor Robert Downey Jr's "The Futurist," which includes eight songs penned by the actor. 2001 - 51-year-old Juan Hinojosa, a founding member of the Tejano band Los Fabulosos Cuatro, dies along with his 28-year-old son in a traffic accident in Texas. 1994 - Tommy Boyce of songwriting duo Boyce & Hart commits suicide at his home in Nashville at the age of 50. 1992 - Singer and actress Miley Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus) is born in Franklin, Tenn., to country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. 1992 - Country music singer Roy Acuff dies of heart failure at age 89. 1979 - Marianne Faithfull is arrested at and airport in Oslo, Norway, for possession of marijuana. 1976 - Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested outside of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion after waving a pistol and demanding to see "The King." 1974 - No. 1 Billboard Album: "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," the Rolling Stones. 1969 - Swing and country musician Spade Cooley dies of a heart attack in Oakland, Calif. Read More
Leona Lewis, "Echo" (J Records/Syco Music). 3.5 stars. Read More
In 1974, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth became known as Van Halen. Read More
By day, he is a mild-mannered landscaper, but by night, LaGrange's Frank Holliday, as a part of the cover band Big Bad Booty Daddy, is a hard-playing bass guitarist. Read More
Even if you missed growing up in the 1960s, you're bound to have heard Ginger Baker's explosive drumming with the rock bands Cream and Blind Faith. Read More
It's been almost 35 years since bluesy hard rock supergroup West, Bruce & Laing has performed together, but soon the trio's music will ring out again live in concert for the last time ever. Read More
Yes has had some very memorable moments on stage, one of them being in 1984 when we were promoting the 90125 album and we were doing a few nights at Madison Square Garden. Read More
Although some may be tempted to call multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer Jack Bruce a rock & roll musician, blues ... Read the full Jack Bruce bio.