He won numerous Grammy and Country Music Association Awards, with his first Grammy coming in 1983 for Fireball and his first CMA recognition coming in 1982 when he was named Male Vocalist of the Year....
1997, he dedicated his song "There's a New Star Up in Heaven Tonight" to late Princess Diana. The lyrics of many of his songs reflect his interest in military history. In 2007, a concert in Tehran was...
He's sold somewhere in the realm of 30 million albums, but Rea doesn't look or act like a famous musician. In the '70s and '80s, he was often mistaken for a stagehand at TV appearances, and sometimes even...
His ex-roommate Gordon Mills became Dorsey's manager and somehow convinced him to take the name of the 19th century German Hänsel und Gretel opera composer. Unbelievably, it stuck.He's had plenty...
His famous hand gestures were devised as code for the band so that they were always in perfect synch when they performed.He never forgot the advice of his Uncle George, who told him, ‘Let people...
Cliff’s real name is Harry Rodger Webb - he based his stage name on his hero Little Richard.Since 1958 Cliff has received more than 80 different awards including Brit awards and Ivor Novello awards.Cliff...
Originally she wanted to teach music and not perform; she has a doctorate in music education from Hartt College of Music in Connecticut.She is the niece of Cissy Houston, cousin of Whitney Houston, and...
The name of the band is a reference to the novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, in which "42" is the answer to "the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything."By 1986...