Paul McCartney

In 1963, The Beatles released their first studio album, Please Please Me, along with a single of the same name. The album hit number one in the charts, with the single peaking at what would be the equivalent of number two, marking the beginning of the cultural phenomenon of The Beatles. Considering the music that commonly appeared in the charts at the time, the song Please Please Me didn’t deviate from that, taking major influence from Roy Orbison, before the tempo of the number was sped up to…

We previously brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about Joni Mitchell. Now, we bringing you eight more facts about Mitchell’s inspiring and influential music career that has earned her several awards and international fame. Number Eight: She Can Be Heard on a James Taylor Hit. Around 1972, she did some collaborating with Carole King and James Taylor, singing back-up for both of them. Most notably, her vocals are featured in Taylor’s biggest hit, “You’ve Got a Friend.” Number…

C One day two brothers who went by the names of Josh Conn and Ryan Conn decided that they wanted to start a band. Usually when new bands are formed the members don't agree on on their name, but the Conn brothers were in perfect agreement. They would call themselves the Conn sons. Josh played drums and occasional guitar, while Ryan was lead singer and played keyboard. So far the duo was happy with their decision. When the Conn sons first started out they were not well known. As time went on they…

a minimum secerity jail. No child should have to go to jail at the age of 13. All this child is learning is how much people do not want him and how all they want to do to him is abuse him. Charles spent the better part of his early life moving between different institutions and jails. It is no secert on how mean other inmates or gaurdes can be. One good thing came out of beinging in jail, Charles got free guitar leasons. Charles was only out of prison appoximantly four years of his adult life…

Rolling Stone Magazine says, “No other band did as much to translate the explosively creative, politicized rock of the 1960s into the massively popular, de-politicized rock of the 1970s as the Eagles.” Initially, the four original Eagles—Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Meisner, and Bernie Leadon were recruited as the backup band of Linda Ronstadt. After finishing the work with Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, decided to found “Eagles” and recruited Bernie Meisner, and Bernie Leadon.…

Ever since I was 11 years old, One Direction has been one of my favorite bands. Watching One Direction grow as a band, whether it be a new album, a new chart topping single, or even losing a member, they have maintained one of the top positions on the Billboard charts for the past four years. As long as there has been pop-culture, entertainers have defined it. From the stage of The X-Factor UK to concert tours across the world that each grossed tens of millions of dollars, One Direction has…

Dave Grohl joined Nirvana as their drummer in the 90s, but after Kurt Cobain’s death in his Seattle home on April 5, 1994, Nirvana disbanded. Grohl was offered to work with a number of artists, and was almost accepted a permanent position as a drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Grohl declined and entered Robert Lang Studios in October 1994. For their first album (Foo Fighters), Dave Grohl wrote every song, played every instrument and sang every vocal with the exception of a guitar part…

uprising scene. Grossman opened up a club called Gate of Horn that was located in the basement of the Rice Hotel. In 1959, Grossman began managing select acts that performed at his club (Gray 283). In 1961, Grossman helped found the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. In no time at all, they experienced success when their…

Thom Yorke has made his fame as the front man of Radiohead, one of the most critically well-received bands of the past few decades. But Thom Yorke has had an interesting life - one that includes many other creative ventures aside from the band he became famous with. Find out more about the iconic singer in the first half of this list below. Number Fifteen: He Has Very Eclectic Taste in Music. This should not be surprising to anyone who is familiar with the range of his music. But his taste…

Playground was formed in 1996 by John Woznaik, Dylan Keefe. and Shlomi Lavie. John named the band after Marcy Open grade school in Minneapolis that he attended, because many of his songs were inspired by his childhood. They were influenced by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Wham! and the Beatles. Wozniak's songs run in different styles: some are modern folk music; many have undertones reminiscent of children's songs; and then…