Jonathan King, signed the group to UK Records and came up with their name. King went to sleep that night and had a dream about a band on his label made number one on the album and singles charts simultaneously...
Dekker was encouraged by his co-workers to pursue a career in the music industry due to his incredible singing but he struggled to break the musical industry. He was not successful when auditioning in...
In 1972, Jimmy Cliff was the lead actor in the iconic Jamaican film, The Harder They Come. He also helped to produce the soundtrack and sang a number of the songs including the title track which was inducted...
Patty supported herself financially by waiting tables at a steakhouse. In 1981, she joined the band Scandal as a vocalist. The next year, the band released their debut self-titled album which became their...
Lou Reed once said the reason he wore sunglasses on stage was because he couldn’t stand the sight of the audience. He’s recently gone the other way, promoting a range of Italian flip-up glasses...
He once tried to type underwater in the bathtub, then flung his typewriter across the room and broke it. His favorite song is “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino. He invented a cocktail called...
As a child, she was stricken with polio and she was put in a hospital ward and was terrified most by the children “who were forced to live inside the iron lung.” later she recovered from polio.
After Nicks joined Buckingham's group Fritz, the band got to play some high-profile gigs opening for Buffalo Springfield, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. One time, Hendrix pointed out Nicks on the side...
Tom Petty had been known to perform under the stage names Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury. He has made cameos in films like FM and Made in Heaven, but had a more substantial part in Kevin Costner’s...
He's been eligible since 2002 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor, but it hasn't happened (yet?). His solo heyday (1980-1990) featured five straight studio albums that earned at least gold status,...