UNIONDALE, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Billy Joel performs at Nassau Coliseum on December 11, 1977 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images) Pop music is, in its purest form, entertainment,…
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Country Music Mourns the Death of a Nashville Legend Just Hours After a Church Performance
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images Jimmy Nichols has died. The keyboardist and music director died in his sleep earlier this month, singer David Pack announced on Facebook. He was 64. In his…
Born in the Twin Cities 79 Years Ago Today, the Country-Rock Pioneer Who Co-Founded One of the Best-Selling Bands of All Time
Bernie Leadon not long before the formation of the Eagles On this day (July 19) in 1947, Bernie Leadon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist is best known…
3 Songs From the 1990s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Fan of Grunge
Layne Staley of Alice in Chains Grunge was a way of life in the 1990s. Wherever you looked, there were young people in ripped jeans and flannel shirts, wearing long hair and…
How Some Canadian Connections Helped Glass Tiger Land Their First Smash Single in 1986
Rock band Glass Tiger (Alan Frew) perform at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on September 25, 1986. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Canadian bands determined to break big in…