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Grover Washington Jr. is an American saxophonist who was very famous in 1967-1999. According to Robert Palmer (of Rolling Stone magazine), the performer was able to become "the most recognizable saxophonist working in the jazz fusion genre." Although many critics accused Washington of being commercial, listeners loved the compositions for their soothing and pastoral […]

Saxon is one of the brightest bands in British heavy metal along with Diamond Head, Def Leppard and Iron Maiden. Saxon already has 22 albums. The leader and key figure of this rock band is Biff Byford. The History of Saxon In 1977, 26-year-old Biff Byford created a rock band with […]

The Ten Years After group is a strong line-up, a multidirectional style of performance, the ability to keep up with the times and maintain popularity. This is the basis for the success of musicians. Having appeared in 1966, the group exists to this day. Over the years of existence, they changed the composition, made changes to the genre affiliation. The group suspended its activities and revived. […]

Luke Combs is a popular country music artist from America, who is known for the songs: Hurricane, Forever After All, Even Though I'm Leaving, etc. The artist has been nominated for the Grammy Awards twice and won the Billboard Music Awards three times. Combs' style has been described by many as a combination of popular country music influences from the 1990s with […]

Many words have been said about this unique musician. A rock music legend who celebrated 50 years of creative activity last year. He continues to delight fans with his compositions to this day. It's all about the famous guitarist who made his name famous for many years, Uli Jon Roth. Childhood Uli Jon Roth 66 years ago in the German city […]

In 1976 a group was formed in Hamburg. At first it was called Granite Hearts. The band consisted of Rolf Kasparek (vocalist, guitarist), Uwe Bendig (guitarist), Michael Hofmann (drummer) and Jörg Schwarz (bassist). Two years later, the band decided to replace bassist and drummer with Matthias Kaufmann and Hasch. In 1979, the musicians decided to change the band's name to Running Wild. […]