Hearing the remastered release of Jeff Wayne’s The Battle from the Worlds (1978) was a blast from days gone by in several way — among the voices right now there (including David Essex and Justin Hayward when both had been regular inhabitants from the pop/rock and roll charts, as well …

The frequently overused term multi-talented holds true to its definition when discussing Robert F. Brookins. The vocalist/songwriter/musician/ arranger and maker — given birth to 1965 in Sacramento, CA — was performing at four, drumming at five, playing keyboards at nine, and wowing local people with his music group Small Robert …

Cornelius Cardew was the essential shape in the Uk avant-garde from the 1960s. Cardew was raised in Cornwall with age 17 moved into the Royal Academy of Music in London. Cardew created a pastime in digital music, and in 1957 journeyed to Germany to review in the Cologne-based digital music …

Songwriter/maker/keyboardist Freddie Perren’s 1st big break came while an associate of the organization, the songwriters/suppliers/arrangers collective behind the first Motown hits from the Jackson 5 including their 3 consecutive number 1 pop strikes, “I’D LIKE You Back again,” “ABC,” and “The Like You Save.” The additional members had been Motown …

b. 18 July 1943, Washington, DC, USA. Developing up on Longer Island, Tate started playing trumpet and was a neighbour of pianist Artwork Hodes. When he was 23 he started doubling on bass but performed trumpet appropriately in NEW YORK in a music group led by Bert Massengale. When Tate …

Purchase of Nine is a third-millennium rock music group from Pittsburgh, PA, whose music harks back again to the countless overlooked proto-power steel rings — e.g. Jag Panzer, Helstar, Omen, early Queensrÿche, etc. — that ‘80s thrash and pop steel pushed to the trunk pages and minimal feature parts of …

A world-renowned jazz saving designer and musician, composer/pianist Kevin Toney’s music addresses a broad selection of styles and it is timeless and vintage yet always modern. Born and elevated in Detroit, Michigan, he went to the exclusive Cass Technical SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and performed with lots of the city’s best …

Keni Burke includes a three-decade profession which includes singing using the Five Stairsteps and being truly a top program musician. Blessed Kenneth M. Burke on Sept 28, 1953, in Chicago, he initial tasted musical stardom in his teenagers as an associate of the family members group the Five Stairsteps, most …

Like many West Coast tenor saxophonists of his generation, Bob Cooper’s design was based on skillful emulation of Lester Young’s velvety, vetiver-scented shade, harmonic ingenuity and sinuous technique. The very best introduction to the artist will be House! The Music of Bob Cooper, released in 1958 by Modern Records. Initially …

A muttering, slovenly, and acerbic standup comedian, professional, and article writer known for his high-profile firing from Sunday Evening Live, Norm MacDonald is really a love-him-or-hate-him character. Delivered in Quebec Town, Quebec, MacDonald began performing in humor night clubs across Canada before he made a decision to pack his luggage …