Her first album Song to a Seagull, produced by David Crosby (Crosby, Stills Nash and Young), was dedicated to her 7th grade English teacher, who Joni says “taught [her] to love words”.In 2002,...
Sweet-voiced folk singer of "Both Sides Now." She has won Grammy Awards, as well as being awarded a Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from Pratt Institute. At age thirteen, she performed Mozart's Concerto...
Grammy Award-winning country and folk singer who released the hit single At age thirteen, she performed Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos. She was inspired to pursue a career in music after hearing the...
Grammy Award-winning American who played with Emmylou Harris' Hot Band.At height of his career he had five #1 singles in a row, including "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried."He also wrote several hit songs...
Grammy Award-winning American country singer whose career spanned more than four decades. His song "El Paso" charted at #1 and was used in the final Breaking Bad episode.He was an avid race car driver...
The country singer’s mom was a fan of Loretta Young, an Academy Award-winning actress with a long career spanning the 1920s to the early ’50s, and named Loretta after the movie star. She's...
A young Al Pacino starred as a herion addict in "The Panic in Needle Park", the nickname for a place around the Upper West Side of Manhattan where junkies congregated,1971.
Country and bluegrass singer who had #1 hits in the 1990s with "You Can Feel Bad" and "Lonely Too Long." She was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1998. She sang frequent duets with Vince Gill, including...
Singer of the UK hit "Show Me Heaven" who co-founded the country and rock band Lone Justice, with the group releasing two albums and opening once for the band U2. She contributed to works by other musicians,...
Showing just how big the 'Big O' was back in the day.The Beatles went on tour with Roy in 1963. When he was first asked by Beatles manager Brian Epstein to tour England with the band, he responded, “What’s...
He Was Too Rich for College. Nelson did not see any point of attending. By the time he was ready for college, he had already accumulated so much wealth that he thought it was pointless. Though Nelson was...
Pop singer who recorded "Knock Three Times" with backup singer Dawn. He also released hits like "Bless You" and "Halfway to Paradise." He grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York. His first...
She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 before rising to prominence in the 1980. Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons, after a few of the band members had watched...