Genre: Rock/Pop
Since 2003, singer/songwriter Benji Martin has been showcasing his talents at open mic nights in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. His career as a performer began at age 7 when be started singing and dancing at assemblies in elementary and middle schools.
Other artists that he's worked with include Risynfast's Crystal...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Billboard Top 100 Recording Artist, Leah Marr, Began her singing career at the tender age of three in Dallas, Texas. By age nine, entertaining close family and friends in the living room soon turned into recording radio commercials, appearances for local icons: Mary Kay Ash, Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys, Arkansas Razorbacks, and WFAA's Mr.... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Kara is a Singer/Songwriter from the UK. Beginnings: Having always been around music, she picked up a guitar early on and taught herself to play a range of different instruments (8 in total) - she attributes Finbar Furey previously of the Fureys in teaching her the Tin Whistle inspiring the then 8 year old to persue her carreer.Her uncle helped... [+] Read More
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: 90s
4 Non Blondes howled their way onto the charts in 1993 with "What's Up?" and then vanished without a whisper. Formed in 1989 with Linda Perry (vocals), Roger Rocha (guitar), Christa Hillhouse (bass), and Dawn Richardson (drums), 4 Non Blondes had no problems attracting major labels, but they didn't know how to market them. The band was... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Long a critic's darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her tenth album, it rocketed her into the mainstream consciousness nearly two decades after she first committed her unique blend of blues, rock, and R&B to... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s
Derek & the Dominos was a group formed by guitarist/singer Eric Clapton (born Eric Patrick Clapp, March 30, 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England) with other former members of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, in the spring of 1970. The rest of the lineup was Bobby Whitlock (b. 1948, Memphis, TN) (keyboards, vocals), Carl Radle (b. 1942, Oklahoma City, OK --... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations -- the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith -- affiliations that had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
While they came into prominence as part of the late-'80s folky singer/songwriter revival, the Indigo Girls had staying power where other artists from the same era quickly faded. Their two-women-with-guitars formula may not seem very revolutionary on paper, but the combination of two distinct personalities and songwriting styles provided tension... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
John Hiatt's sales have never quite matched his reputation. Hiatt's songs were covered successfully by everyone from Bonnie Raitt, Ronnie Milsap, and Dr. Feelgood to Iggy Pop, Three Dog Night, and the Neville Brothers, yet it took him 13 years to reach the charts himself. Of course, it nearly took him that long to find his own style. Hiatt began... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
The roots rock band Lone Justice was formed in Los Angeles by guitarist Ryan Hedgecock and singer Maria McKee. The half-sister of Bryan MacLean, a member of the seminal psychedelic outfit Love, McKee's involvement in the L.A. club scene dated back to her infancy; at the age of three, she joined MacLean at a performance at the famed... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
After making her name as the gritty, soulful lead singer of roots rockers Lone Justice, Maria McKee embarked on an often-rewarding solo career. A native of Los Angeles, McKee was born in 1964; her half-brother was Bryan MacLean, the guitarist and sometime singer of the groundbreaking psychedelic band Love. After studying musical theater as a... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums, and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since I Am Shelby Lynne was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity.... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Sheryl Crow's fresh, updated spin on classic roots rock made her one of the most popular mainstream rockers of the '90s. Her albums were loose and eclectic on the surface, yet were generally tied together by polished, professional songcraft. Crow's sunny, good-time rockers and world-weary ballads were radio staples for much of the '90s, and she... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Sinéad O'Connor ranked among the most distinctive and controversial pop music stars of the 1990s, the first and in many ways the most influential of the numerous female performers whose music dominated airwaves throughout the decade. Brash and outspoken -- her shaven head, angry visage, and shapeless wardrobe a direct challenge to the popular... [+] Read More