The ironically-named British group Bliss was founded in Coventry, England in 1986 by vocalist Rachel Morrison and bassist Paul Ralphes. Drawing inspiration from black American folk music, soul, blues and gospel, they soon recruited drummer Chris Baker and guitarist Paul Sirett, and backed by a group of session musicians on organ, piano and brass... [+] Read More

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Starting out as the bassist and lead vocalist for English hard rockers Trapeze (which evolved from British soulsters the News) in 1969, Glenn Hughes achieved his greatest fame as the bass player of Deep Purple from 1974 until the group split in 1976. Hughes subsequently reconvened Trapeze (with no records resulting) and issued his solo debut,... [+] Read More

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Based in Raleigh, NC, Leadfoot is a southern-influenced hard rock/heavy metal band that includes two ex-members of the influential thrash metal/hardcore punk outfit Corrosion of Conformity (COC): singer Karl Agell and bassist Phil Swisher. COC has been through its share of personnel changes over the years, and some of them took place in 1993,... [+] Read More

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A graduate of MIT's prestigious engineering program, electronics wizard Tom Scholz was the master-mind behind the phenomenal success of the '70s rock group Boston. Making demos in his basement studio, Scholz gained the interest of Epic records who signed the guitarist to a deal. After assembling a group of studio musicians and spending a... [+] Read More

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Formed by vocalist Young, guitarist Brian Miller, bassist Jim Sampson, drummer Kim Hunt and keyboard player Howard Helm, Zon signed to a major label soon after forming and released Astral Projector (1977) and I'm Worried About the Boys (1980). They were later dropped, but Falcon picked them up for a 1981 single called "For You." ~ John Bush, All... [+] Read More

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