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America’s Best Hospitals

The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Nearly 5,000 medical centers were…

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…

Alan Cober Biography

Alan CoberillustratorBorn: 5/18/1935 Detailing the human condition and often exposing social injustice, his pen and ink drawings appeared in a number of national newspapers and magazines, including…

Gavin Rossdale Biography

Gavin Rossdalesinger, songwriterBorn: 10/30/1967Birthplace: London, England The lead singer for the British rock band Bush, Rossdale was painting houses before the group was discovered in…

Beastie Boys

Founded in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1980s, the Beastie Boys became one of the first huge-selling rap groups when their 1986 debut album, License to Ill zoomed to the top of the charts, the…

Cass Elliot

Name at birth: Ellen Naomi Cohen"Mama Cass" Elliot was a member of the hippie pop group The Mamas & the Papas, along with John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty. Cass Elliot began…

Chuck Berry Biography

Chuck Berrysongwriter, guitaristBorn: 10/19/1926Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a pioneer in the development of rock music. His recordings, known for…

Bonnie Raitt Biography

Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…

1972 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta FlackAlbum of the YearThe Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy…

American Music Timeline - 1970-Present

Part VII: 1970-present by David Johnson Previous: The 1960s1970 1979 1982 1990 1995 2000s Early 1970s The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra, and Pink Floyd create "art rock", combining…