Blog archives for April, 2011

The Westlife formed in 1998 by five singers Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Bryan McFadden, Mark Feehily and Kian Egan. By working with Louis Walsh – producer of another Irish boyband, that of Boyzone – Ronan Keating and the interest of the same, the group debuted in 1999 with “Flying Without Wings,” which reached the top the UK charts, replicating the following year with “Seasons in the Sun” and “Swear It Again”. In the same year, leaving the self-titled debut album that gets a lot of success. Following COAST TO COAST (2000), work best sellers of the year: Westlife succeeds in placing their first seven singles at the top of the British top ten, reaching the Beatles. (more…)

Isaac, Taylor and Zachary Hanson are born and grow in the oil city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since 1992, the brothers recorded two CDs in stand-alone deployment, writing more than a hundred original songs, and – despite being underage – are working very hard live.

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, their debut album, released in 1997 with great success thanks to singles like “MMMBop” and “Where’s the love”, so that Hanson was proclaimed the Day, May 6 of that year. (more…)

Loretta Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentaky in 1935.

After marrying young – only thirteen years – she moved with her husband in clusters where it begins, a decade later, to sing his songs in some local clubs with his brother Jay Lee Webb. In 1960 he signed a contract with Zero Records, with which he made the debut single “I’m a honky tonk girl”, a great success, attracting the attention of the brothers with whom Loretta Wilburns goes on tour. (more…)

Sum 41 was formed in 1996 in Ajax, Ontario, the encounter between Dave Baksh (guitar and vocals), Derick Whibley (guitar, vocals), Cone McCaslin (bass) and Steve Jocz (drums). The four began playing together after school, once completed the experience of involvement in several local punk bands. (more…)

The Allman Brothers formed in 1969 by Duane Allman (guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals, Forrest Richard (“Dickey”) Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass) and Claude Hudson (“Butch”) Trucks and Jaimoe (Johnny Lee Johnson) Johanson (drums). After the turbulent early days the band always begins in 1969 with the album THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, which gives rise to positive opinions in the criticism, also attracting a large number of fans, Idlewild South in 1970 following another great success. The following year he released the live album at Fillmore East, which is considered by the magazine “Rolling Stone” one of the greatest albums of all time. (more…)

Disturbed was formed in Chicago in 1996 by Dan Donegan (guitar), Fuzz (bass) and Mike Wengren (drums). With the arrival of singer David Draiman in 1997, training will stabilize and begin to build a local following, before a demo attracted the attention of Giant Records. (more…)

Avril Ramona Lavigne was born September 27, 1984 in Belleville (Ontario, Canada).

At 16 he moved to New York with his brother, but then returned to live in Toronto.

Learn to play the guitar and sings the first song in public in 10 years, is “Near the heart of God,” in church during a Christmas concert. At 14 he won a contest on the radio through which allow it to duet with Shania Twain.

In 2002, at age 17, debuts with LET GO: nearly 15 million albums sold and eight Grammy nominations. It follows a long and successful world tour and distance of even two years in the spring of 2004, it’s time for UNDER MY SKIN, composed with the help of Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. (more…)

Katy Perry was born October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, the daughter of two pastors. Religious music marks his debut in 2001 it realized an album under the name Katy Hudson. Some years later he joined Matrix, a production team that works with various artists such as Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Korn. (more…)

Originally from El Cerrito, northern California, guitarist, harmonica player and vocalist John Fogerty’s brother Tom, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford visiting independent label Fantasy after an apprenticeship in the early 60s sees them perform in bars and clubs in the area of ​​San Francisco under the name of Tom Fogerty & the Blue Velvets, amateur band devoted to a pop-sentimental melodic imprint 50s style. The first single released in November of ’64 down the new name Golliwogs (imposed by the record against the wishes of the band) with Tom Fogerty even as a solo artist: (more…)

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) is formed in Birmingham in 1970 from the ashes of the band The Move, with the intention to continue the interrupted speech orchestral pop from the Beatles (scioltisi a few months). The band consists of Roy Wood (vocals), Jeff Lynne (guitar, songs), Rick Price (bass) and Bev Bevan (drums), before the arrival of a new bassist Richard Tandy, and two cellists Andy Craig and Hugh McDowell. The first album, ELO, sold well thanks to the single “10538 Overture”. (more…)