Inga Rumpf was among the best-known German R&B singers. Her tone of voice often drew evaluations to Janis Joplin, but Rumpf could develop her personal unique vocal design. Catapulted to stardom within the ‘70s with her music group Frumpy, she released several highly acclaimed single works within the ‘80s and …

Shaped in Worcester, Wildcats had been originally a three-piece comprising singers Fay Shugrue and Jeff Adams in addition to organist Donny Lavin. All three have been longtime music artists with different blues bands, however the group’s design and penchant for covering obscure tracks produced the group an excellent live work …

Exactly what does Robert Antoni have as a common factor with Vincent Furnier? Both guys fronted 1960s rings known as Nazz and developed theatrical stage brands — Alice Cooper for Furnier, and Stewkey for business lead vocalist/keyboardist Antoni. Stewkey initial got the theory for the name Nazz from Richard “Lord” …

No skill who arrived of Woodstock and who ongoing actively performing greater than a one fourth century later continued to be as closely from the 1960s and “rose power” than Melanie. Delivered Melanie Safka in Astoria, Queens, in 1947, she produced her initial open public appearance at age group four …

Chances are that you will find Mary Blossom within the folk portion of your neighborhood record store. She did discovered a folk-cum-jazz-based ensemble known as Mom Folkers in Denver, that was the mile-high city’s leading women’s folk collective; and she could appearance the section of a folkie “Globe mom” type. …

Born Sept 4, 1979, in Catania, Italy, Carmen Consoli started performing the guitar at age 9, and by 14 she had formed her very own group, Moon Dog’s Party, a cover music group that played tracks by Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Jefferson Aircraft, and Janis Joplin, which emphasized and highlighted …

Vocalist, songwriter, and Hammond B-3 participant Elegance Potter was raised in Waitsfield, Vermont, where she began taking part in piano at age seven; educated by her parents’ considerable assortment of some 4,000 LPs, she was gigging out locally by her past due teens. She fulfilled drummer Matt Burr at an …

Melissa Etheridge became probably one of the most popular saving artists from the ’90s because of her combination of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, Janis Joplin/Pole Stewart-esque vocals. However the street to stardom had not been all hanging around for Etheridge as she debated behind the moments if to …

A significant behind-the-scenes force behind East Coastline spirit music, Jerry Ragovoy wrote or co-wrote many classic NY and Philadelphia spirit information in the 1960s, frequently distinguished by way of a conspicuous gospel experience. The best of the included Garnet Mimms’ “Cry Baby,” Erma Franklin’s “Little bit of My Heart,” Howard …

The name Nick Gravenites is most likely familiar mainly to aficionados of ’60s Chicago blues and SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA blues-rock and psychedelia of the same era, however, not to some wider audience, because although Gravenites was a significant contributor towards the music during its heyday, he has unfortunately been …