Genre: Country
Lou Derr was born at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. From the time he could reach the keyboard on the old family upright Lou has been playing music. Lou wrote his first song when he was 14. Traditional Country Music at heart, mixed with the sounds of the great Southern Rock bands of the 70s, Lou has come up with a unique sound that... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
After Neil Young left the Californian folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generation. Young's body of work ranks second only to Bob Dylan in terms of depth, and he was able to sustain his critical reputation, as well as record sales,... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
My new CD "Riding into Town" is finished and released. It contains 9 new orginals written by myself along with my songwriting partners Paul Carden and Lauron Lewis.
The cd and songs are available at www.cdbaby.com for purchase.
I have been playing at The Brickhouse Brewery on Tuesday nights and have posted several live videos on FAN,...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the savior of rock & roll, the single artist who brought together all the exuberance of '50s rock and the thoughtfulness of '60s rock, molded into a '70s style. He rocked as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis, his lyrics... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
As a child, Mikael Carlzon (now 19 years old) performed in different musicals and choirs where he learnt to know the power of music. He had a dream to one day become a world-wide performing singer and with support and encouragement from his friend and idol Bonnie Tyler, Mikael is on his way!
Mikael Carlzon was born on the 4th of July 1988...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the savior of rock & roll, the single artist who brought together all the exuberance of '50s rock and the thoughtfulness of '60s rock, molded into a '70s style. He rocked as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis, his lyrics... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s
Delaney Bramlett is a rock singer/songwriter. He moved to Los Angeles in the '60s, where he became a member of the Shindogs, the resident group on the TV show Shindig. He met Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, a member of Ike and Tina Turner's backup singing group, the Ikettes, in 1967; they married within five days and formed a musical act, Delaney and... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Though they had all the trappings of a Southern-fried blues band, Little Feat were hardly conventional. Led by songwriter/guitarist Lowell George, Little Feat was a wildly eclectic band, bringing together strains of blues, R&B, country, and rock & roll. The bandmembers were exceptionally gifted technically and their polished professionalism sat... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
An early-'90s supergroup, Little Village is composed of string wizard Ry Cooder, tunesmith John Hiatt, English bassist Nick Lowe, and session drummer extraordinaire Jim Keltner. All four musicians originally played as a unit in 1987 on Hiatt's breakthrough album Bring the Family. In that context, all but Hiatt were sidemen. Four years later they... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
The unsung heart and soul of the Motor City rock & roll scene, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels' blue-eyed R&B attack boasted a gritty passion and incendiary energy matched by few artists on either side of the color line. Born William Levise, Jr. in Hamtramck, MI on February 26, 1945, as a teen Ryder sang with a local black quartet dubbed the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
While singer/guitarist Nils Lofgren is better known for his work with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, his own solo career has produced a worthwhile, if inconsistent, body of work. Lofgren learned to play the accordion at age five and studied jazz and classical music as a child. He switched to rock guitar at 15 and formed the band Grin in 1969... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Guitarist Ron Wood has been a member of several "classic" British rock outfits, but the one that he's undoubtedly most associated with is the Rolling Stones, with whom he's been a member since 1976. Born on June 1, 1947, in Hillingdon, London, Wood made his first appearance on record during the late '60s, as a member of the oft-overlooked mod... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Prototypical Midwestern roots-rockers, the Rainmakers ironically achieved their greatest commercial success overseas, despite generally good reviews in their homeland. Chief songwriter Bob Walkenhorst's playful wit and topical lyrics set the Rainmakers apart from their Heartland bar band peers, though musically they drew from the expected roots... [+] Read More