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4 days ago · Early life External audio Country Music Legend Merle Haggard, interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air, 42:14, August 14, 1995. Haggard's parents were Flossie Mae (née Harp; 1902–1984) and James Francis Haggard (1899–1946). The family moved to California from their home in Checotah, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression, after their barn burned in 1934. They settled with their two elder ...
- Merle Haggard Discography
The discography for American country music singer Merle...
- Bonnie Owens
They were the parents of musician Buddy Alan. They moved to...
- Strangers
Strangers was a hit album, reaching number 9 on the...
- Back to The Barrooms
The LP was released in October 1980 and reached number 8 on...
- Mama Tried
Mama Tried is the seventh studio album by American country...
- Branded Man
Branded Man topped the Billboard country albums chart....
- Swinging Doors
Swinging Doors would top the Billboard country albums...
- Merle Haggard Discography
2 days ago · Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. [7] He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; [8] [9] his wide vocal ...
May 23, 2024 · "But that music is a language by whose means messages are elaborated, that such messages can be understood by the many but sent out only by the few, and that it alone among all language unites the contradictory character of being at once intelligible and untranslatable—these facts make the creator of music a being like the gods and make music itself the supreme mystery of human knowledge."
May 9, 2024 · What he offered musicians was wisdom, honesty and technical know-how; what he got out of his clients more often than not was some of their best work. Here, in the order they were released, are 12 ...
May 8, 2024 · Coming off of Nevermind, an album that just about single-handedly changed the face of rock music overnight, Nirvana wanted to change things up completely for its follow-up. Looking to embrace their more cacophonous side, and, for Kurt Cobain, a much rawer and nastier guitar sound, Nirvana turned to Albini for what would become In Utero .
May 13, 2024 · Steve Burns didn't set out to inspire a generation of children as the host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues. "I wanted to be a dangerous little short guy actor from the seventies, like Al Pacino or Dustin Hoffman," Burns told NPR. "You know, that's what I came to New York to do." Instead, in the mid-1990s, Burns found himself vying to host a ...
May 8, 2024 · Steve Albini, renowned for decades as a distinctive underground musician and recording engineer, died Tuesday night of a heart attack. Staff at his Chicago recording studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed news of his death with NPR. Albini was 61 years old. As a performer, he fronted Shellac and Big Black, two indie-rock bands that pushed punk and ...
