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Artist: Mother Love Bone
Before Pearl Jam, there was Mother Love Bone. Future Pearl Jam members Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) were founders of this Seattle-based glam/punk outfit, which was fronted by flamboyant singer Andrew Wood. But despite countless accolades from the press and their peers, the group's career was cut short before it could truly... [+] Read More
Artist: Boyz II Men
According to no less an authority than the RIAA, Boyz II Men are the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. They've sold ludicrous numbers of records and been involved in three of the longest-running number-one pop singles in history, and they've done it as a unit of equals. In fact, their four-part harmonies blend so smoothly that... [+] Read More
Artist: Brian's Children
Singer and percussionist John Mars was working with a jazz group called Broomer, Mars & Smith in the late '70s, when he decided to form his own band on the side, a rock band he named Brian's Children. Other members of his little rock excursion included guitarist and bassist Dave M. Templeton, drummer Todd "Teddy" Fury, and one late-joiner,... [+] Read More
Artist: New Vaudeville Band
One of the oddest one-hit wonders of the '60s, the New Vaudeville Band -- true to their name -- drew from the swinging vaudeville, trad jazz, and British music hall styles of the '20s and '30s to create a distinctively anachronistic brand of novelty pop. The group was masterminded by producer/songwriter Geoff Stephens, who in 1966 convened a... [+] Read More
Artist: Mike McCready
Known for his Stevie Ray Vaughan/Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar leads, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready helped shift the majority of rock fans' attention away from technically demanding shredders to more feel-oriented and rootsy players. Born on April 5, 1965, in Pensacola, FL, McCready and his family relocated to Seattle, WA, shortly after his... [+] Read More
Artist: Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro was one of pop music's true originals: A brilliant and innovative composer, her songs found greater commercial success in the hands of other performers, but her own records -- intricate, haunting works highlighting her singularly powerful vocal phrasing, evocative lyrics, and alchemical fusion of gospel, soul, folk, and jazz... [+] Read More
Artist: Pavlov's Dog
The artsy hard rock group Pavlov's Dog spanned progressive music and heavy metal in much the same way that Rush did in its early days. Also like Rush, Pavlov's Dog had a singer, David Surkamp, whose distinctive high-pitched voice was the group's take-it-or-leave-it factor. Outside of a small cult following, most folks chose to leave it, but over... [+] Read More
Artist: Daniel Amos (DA)
Founded (for the most part) in 1975, Daniel Amos, or DA (or Da or dä), has been one of the most creative bands in the history of Christian music; indeed, their aggressive creativity and song craftsmanship are seldom paralleled in the whole genre of pop music in general. Led by singer/guitarist/songwriter Terry Taylor, Daniel Amos has been on... [+] Read More
Artist: John Bush
A resident of AMG's hallways and broom closets since June 15, 1995, John Bush was educated in his birthplace, the lakeshore jewel of Holland, MI, where he proudly marched in the annual Tulip Time Festival which ranked, at its zenith in the late '70s, as the third-largest floral-themed event held in North America, behind only Pasadena's Rose... [+] Read More
