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Bono described it as “the sound of four men trying to chop down the Joshua Tree,” signifying a musical change for U2. And it was. Produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite in Berlin and Dublin, and released on November 19, 1991, U2’s seventh studio album dug into electronica and techno and dense […]
Hootenanny was a musical variety television show in 1963 and 1964. Hosted by Jack Linkletter, the show featured pop-oriented folk music acts, including The Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The Brothers Four, Ian & Sylvia, Hoyt Axton, Judy Collins, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain […]
Tom Jones rose to fame in the mid-1960s, with a live act which included tight pants and billowing shirts, Known for his overt sexuality, before this was as common as it today.In 1963 he became the frontman for Tommy Scott and The Senators, a local beat group. Clad all in black leather, he soon gained […]
Not strictly a surf band as often categorized, The Ventures still contributed mightily to the 60s surf sound. With over 110 million albums sold worldwide, they remain the best selling instrumental rock group of all time. Formed in Seattle by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle in 1958, their signature tune “Walk Don’t Run”, a cover […]
In 1947 blues legend T-Bone Walker recorded the classic “Call It Stormy Monday,” with its opening line “they call it Stormy Monday, but Tuesday is just as bad.” Walker was a big influence on BB King’s who said hearing this song inspired him to pick up the guitar and play.
Rolling Stone magazine biography
T-Bone Walker […]
They were the greatest girl group of the 60’s - Diana Ross & The Supremes. Starting inthe spring of 1964, the Supremes recorded “Where Did Our Love Go,” which became number one on the US pop charts. “Where Did Our Love Go” was followed by four more US number-one hits: “Baby Love” “Come […]