Lauv　

New York-based singer/songwriter Ari Leff (aka Lauv) makes yearning, electronic-based, R＆B-influenced pop. Interested in music from a young age, the San Francisco-born Leff took piano and vio ..more

Phil Collins　

Phil Collins’ status as one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the ’80s and beyond was probably as much a surprise to him as it was to many others. Balding and diminutive, ..more

Stevie Ray Vaughan　

With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the ’80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy ..more

Loverboy　

One of the most popular North American rock bands of the 1980s, Loverboy scored a string of multi-platinum albums and hit singles with their canny blend of pop hooks and polished but energetic aren ..more

The Grass Roots　

The Grass Roots had a series of major hits -- most notably Let’s Live for Today, Midnight Confessions, Temptation Eyes, and Two Divided by Love -- that help define the essence o ..more

Carly Simon　

Carly Simon was one of the most popular of the confessional singer/songwriters who emerged in the early ’70s. The youngest daughter in an upper-class New York family (her father, Richard Simon, co- ..more

George Martin　

George Martin is best known as the producer of most of the Beatles’ recordings from 1962 through 1969. His actual credits are diverse, encompassing artists ranging from 1950s jazz bandleader ..more

Jackie Deshannon　

Kim Wilde　

The daughter of ’50s British pop singer Marty Wilde, Kim Wilde had several pop hits during the ’80s. Initially, her synth-driven pop fit in with the new wave movement, but as the dec ..more

Area　

Area’s uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies made them a unique presence in Italy during the 1970s. Fronting the band’s musical fusion was sing ..more

Jackie De Shannon　

Singer and songwriter Jackie DeShannon has quite a musical legacy. Her early singles crafted doo wop to intelligent lyrics. She toured with the Beatles in 1964 and more than held her own. She wr ..more

Stevie Nicks　

Famed for her mystical chanteuse image, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks enjoyed phenomenal success not only as a solo artist but also as a key member of Fleetwood Mac. Stephanie Lynn Nicks was ..more

Kansas　

Fusing the complexity of British prog rock with an American heartland sound representative of their name, Kansas were among the most popular bands of the late ’70s, with many of their hits becoming ..more

Paul Rodgers　

In a career that now spans four decades, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Rodgers and his various groups have sold in excess of 125 million records around the world. Best known for his expr ..more

Charli XCX　

The nom de pop of Charlotte Aitchison, Charli XCX mixes influences and inspirations as diverse as the Spice Girls, Kate Bush, Lil Wayne, Quentin Tarantino, and Twin Peaks ..more

Anthony Phillips　

Anthony Phillips was one of the founding members of Genesis, having attended the Charterhouse School in Surrey with Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Michael Rutherford. Phillips and ..more

REO Speedwagon　

Three bands were the undisputed arena rock kings of the early ’80s -- Styx, Journey, and REO Speedwagon -- yet all weren’t overnight success stories (in fact, each group began pursuing dif ..more

Nils Lofgren　

For much of his professional rock ＆ roll career, Nils Lofgren has been known as the lead guitarist for Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band -- the guy who replaced Steven Van Zandt in 1984 and s ..more

Diane Birch　

Diane Birch made her studio debut with 2009’s Bible Belt, a combination of singer/songwriter soul and soft ’70s-era pop in the vein of Carole King, Laura Nyro, and Elton John. Although ..more

Slapp Happy　

Avant-pop cult favorites Slapp Happy formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1972; there vocalist Dagmar Krause, a veteran of the folk group the City Preachers, first met British experimental composer ..more