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The wonderful harmonies of The Mamas and The Papas. The smooth tones of Nat King Cole. The innovative country of Hank Williams. (Not Junior, though. Because the theme to Monday Night Football only takes you so far.)
Singer: Paul Simon
Who needs Garfunkel? Paul Simon not only wrote most of the successful songs during his partnership with Art, but demonstrated that he was...
Read MoreSinger: Steven Curtis Chapman
Amy Grant probably has sold more records. Michael W. Smith is probably better known. But if you had to look to one person as the face of...
Read MoreSinger: Carole King
One of the standard descriptions of a musical artist today is “Singer-Songwriter.” If Carole King didn’t create that...
Read MoreSingers: Talking Heads
It’s not unusual for bands to be formed by people who are in school together. A clue to what made Talking Heads so unique is where...
Read MoreSinger: Hank Williams
I have to confess, I had no idea that Hank Williams died at the age of 29. His music was so fully developed, his influence so...
Read MoreSingers: The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Rolling Stones formed in the early sixties. That’s a career span coming up on 40 years, which is remarkable. But the Blind Boys...
Read MoreSinger: Bobby Darin
When Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” hit the charts in 1958, it could have been seen as just another one of the novelty...
Read MoreSinger: Bing Crosby
How popular was Bing Crosby? Well, he sold more than a half billion records. In addition, he was a megastar in movies and on radio and TV....
Read MoreSingers: The Mills Brothers
Sometimes the voices of siblings are similar, yet individual enough that when joined together they produce a distinctive sound. Phil and...
Read MoreSinger: Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline had just begun to experience success in the music industry when an airplane crash took her life on March 5, 1963. She was only...
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