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Merle Haggard has enjoyed artistic and professional triumphs few can match. He’s charted more than a hundred country hits, including thirty-eight number ones. He’s released dozens of studio albums and another half dozen or more live ones, performed upwards of ten thousand concerts, been inducted...

LEGENDARY founding KISS drummer Peter “Catman” Criss has lived an incredible life in music, from the streets of Brooklyn to the social clubs of New York City to the ultimate heights of rock ’n’ roll success and excess. KISS formed in 1973 and broke new ground with their elaborate makeup,...

A journey back to the spangled age of Glam Rock, when men were men and women were often men in disguise, in the company of the most outrageous band of all   This is the first biography to explore the beautiful dichotomy of the Sweet, still one of the best-loved bands of their age....

The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience. She inspired songs—Leon Russell wrote “A Song for You” and “Delta Lady” for her, Stephen Stills wrote “Cherokee.”...

THE MUSIC, THE MAKEUP, THE MADNESS, AND MORE. . . . In December of 1972, a pair of musicians placed an advertisement in the Village Voice: “GUITARIST WANTED WITH FLASH AND ABILITY.” Ace Frehley figured he had both, so he answered the ad. The rest is rock ’n’ roll history. He was just...

Antony Kiedis, a 51 years old American singer and lyricist who sporadically performs and he is widely known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the United States on the 1st of November 1962. His parents split up when...

Jim Morrison is regarded as one of the most fabled and enigmatic rock and roll stars of all time. He was a talented lyricist whose flowing odes to rebellion set to the music of The Doors, stimulated a generation of disillusioned youth who found in his words an expressive enunciation of their own confidences...

Teaming up with her cousin, Kelly Rowland, and 2 schoolmates, Beyoncé formed an all-female singing group. Her father, Matthew Knowles, worked as the band's supervisor. The group underwent some name and line-up modifications before landing a record deal in 1997 with Columbia Records. Destiny's...

Essential Information Kenny Rogers waѕ bоrn August 21, 1938 іn Houston, Texas. Rogers discharged Тhе Gambler in 1978. Тhе title trаck becаme оnе mоre substantial cоuntrу аnd pop hіt and provided Rogers hіs ѕеcоnd Grammy Award. In аdditіоn tо hіѕ solo wоrk, Rogers tape-recorded...

“The Eagles” is a legendary band group. This is one of the most popular bands in the history of rock music. Their magical composition made their fans not only in America but also in the every corners of the world.   Till today young star of the world music praise them and...

The Doors were the most popular band of the sixties. The members of the band are as follows, Jim Morrison who is the vocalist, Ray Manzarek who is the keyboardist, John Densmore who is the drummer and Robby Krieger who is the Guitarist. They have given to the world of music a series of hits like ‘The...

Essential Information The Dixie Chicks started оut wіth sisters Martie (born Oct. 12, 1969) and Emily Erwin (born Aug. 16, 1972), who grеw up attending bluegrass festivals and busking for spare chаnge оn Dallas ѕtrееt corners in 1989. Wіth twо additional womеn іn thе grоup, theу wеrе...

Harrison Ford is an American actor and producer. Harrison Ford rose to fame as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as title character in the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is known for action films and dramatic roles, including Witness, Blade Runner, Clear and Present Danger, The Fugitive,...

Stevie Ray Brown, one of the leading blues and rock guitarists of his generation came from obscurity to enjoy a meteoric success in the early 1980s. He was a technical virtuoso who played with lightning speed and was a master of the explosive sound effects that had been pioneered by Jimi Hendrix. He...