From Long Beach, California, comes an American ska punk band known as Sublime. Its member roster consisted of Bradley Nowell as the lead vocalist who also played guitar, as well as drummer Bud Gaugh, ...

Progressive rock, also known as prog rock, is one of the many subgenres of rock and roll. Complex, ambitious and thought provoking, progressive rock utilizes whatever tools deemed necessary to create ...

An American contemporary Christian band from Edmond, Oklahoma, MercyMe gained mainstream recognition in 2001 with their debut album “Almost There,” which peaked at number 37 on the “Billboard” 200 and ...

Originally born on February 22, 1955, as John Howard Jones, is the Welsh musician more commonly known as Howard Jones. He was part of the second wave of the infamous British Invasion during the 1980s ...

There’s a time and a place for love songs, but a break-up isn’t it. When a relationship fizzles out, there’s comfort in knowing that someone else has been there, seen that, and written the song to ...

Elvis Presley was a singer and actor who began his career in 1946, and he is usually associated with music genres including rock and roll, pop, country, rockabilly, gospel, blues, and R&B. He had ...

Greatest hits albums have been around since the late 50s. Johnny’s Greatest hits was the first greatest hits album, peaking at number one on Billboard’s Best Selling Pop L.P.’s chart. The two ...

Cristian Castro is a Mexican singer who has been active since 1991. On the whole, he has been quite successful. For proof, look no further than how Castro has released sixteen studio albums, which isn ...

Outlaw country was a subgenre that thrived in the mid to late 1970s. It was a reaction against the Nashville Sound backed by Music Row executives at the head of the country establishment. As such, ...

Jimmy is one of those artists that just gets better with age. Though he’d been writing and performing for over six decades, his music is still relevant today. His songs are as catchy as ever, and his ...

Before Paul Simon decided to pour his love of reggae into his 1972 hit, Mother and Child Reunion, very few mainstream rock artists had incorporated the sounds of Jamaica into their music. Since then, ...

Country gospel is a subgenre of music that combines gospel music and country music elements, and it is also known as Christian country music. While the music of this subgenre often follows the typical ...