

James Brown
"Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" -- those are mighty...


Happy Birthday Robert Palmer
The career of blue-eyed soul singer Robert Palmer was a study in style versus substance. While the performer's earliest work won praise...


Happy Birthday Janis Joplin
The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was also a great blues singer, making her material her own with her...


Jackson Browne
In many ways, Jackson Browne was the quintessential sensitive California singer/songwriter of the early '70s. Only Joni Mitchell and...


Brownsville Station
A Detroit area rock & roll band formed in 1969 by guitarists Cub Koda and Mike Lutz, Brownsville Station's original members also included...


Michael Bublé
With his supple vocal chops and nonchalant charisma, Michael Bublé became the preeminent neo-crooner of his generation. Influenced by...


Happy Birthday Mick Taylor
There's no denying the great string of classic albums the Rolling Stones issued during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s -- 1969's Let It...


Buffalo Springfield
Apart from the Byrds, no other American band had as great an impact on folk-rock and country-rock -- really, the entire Californian rock...


Happy Birthday Kid Rock
One of the unlikeliest success stories in rock at the turn of the millennium, Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock shot to superstardom with his...


Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett translated his easygoing Gulf Coast persona into more than just a successful recording career -- he expanded into clothing,...