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Paul Simon

Paul Simon won more than a dozen Grammy awards from the 1960s through the 1980s, and is considered one of the best pop songwriters of his generation. In the 1960s he became famous as half of Simon…

Tom Petty Biography

Tom Petty folk/rock musicianBorn: 10/20/1950Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida Having begun playing guitar at 13 with an instrument his mother ordered through the Sears catalog, Petty went on to…

Deborah Harry

Deborah (Debbie) Harry is the lead singer for Blondie, the New York "new wave" band famous for the hit songs "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me." The group was formed in 1974 by Harry and her then-…

David Crosby Biography

David CrosbymusicianBorn: 8/14/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. In time-honored tradition, David Crosby's rock-and-roll odyssey has taken him from the heights of superstardom to the depths…

Indigo Girls Biography

Indigo Girlsmusical group Amy Ray and Emily Saliers began singing together during high school and have remained partners ever since, adopting the moniker Indigo Girls in 1985. That…

Barenaked Ladies Biography

Barenaked LadiesCanadian folk-rock group Steven Page and Ed Robertson established the band in 1998. They claim the band's name is meant to suggest youthful naivete and is not at all sexist.…

American Music Timeline - 1960s

Part VI: The 1960s by David Johnson 1961 1963 1964 1965 1968 1969 Next: 1970-present 1961 Country singer Patsy Cline becomes mainstream popular (pop) music hit Top Circa 1963 Folk singer Bob…

Dylan, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Dylan, BobDylan, Bobdĭlˈən [key], 1941–, American singer and composer, b. Duluth, Minn., as Robert Zimmerman. Dylan learned guitar at the age of 10 and autoharp and harmonica at 15.…

The Most Influential Beatles Songs

A look at the most enduring songs by the Fab Four by Chris Rowen The Beatles Related Links Biography: The Beatles Beatles by the Numbers Beatles Timeline Most…

Retromania

Retromania—Tim Riley Unlike the previous three decades, the lack of a distinctive 1990s pop sound has made rock nostalgia irresistible. The retro movement, in the form of reissues, remasters…