The Rolling Stones are a rock band from England formed in 1962. The band was formed by Brian Jones on guitar, Mick Jagger on lead vocals, Keith Richards on guitar, Bill Wyman on bass, and Charlie Watts on drums. They were influenced by the blues and rock n’ roll and began by playing covers before writing their own material. The band was recognized on …

Bob Dylan was born in 1941 and grew up in Minnesota. He performed in various bands throughout high school before dropping out of college in 1960 and relocating to New York City where he played music at clubs and was eventually signed to Columbia Records. Unlike those of many artists in his time, the songs Dylan released …

nternationally recognized singer and songwriter Pink was born Alicia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1979. As a teen she wrote introspective music as an outlet for her emotions and began performing at clubs in Philadelphia at the age of fourteen. After being a member of the signed girl group, Choice, Pink began …

During the civil rights movement in the early 1960’s, Bob Dylan released one of his most well known songs, The Times Are A-Changin. In this song, Dylan’s message is aimed at four audiences: American society as a whole, the media, politicians, and parents. First, Dylan calls …

The band known as U2 was formed in 1976 by Paul David Hewson-commonly known as Bono- along with David Howell Evans, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr in Dublin, Ireland. All four members are Irish but the band is world renowned for their classic rock music, holding the record of the most grammys awarded to a rock band totalling to 22 grammy awards. To this day U2 continues …

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, John Nelson, was a musician and his mother, Mattie Shaw, was a jazz singer. He grew up surrounded by music in his daily life so from a young age he has been invested and passionate about music even teaching himself how to play the piano, guitar, and drums. Throughout high school, he played …

J. Cole was born in 1985, and almost immediately endured many hardships. He grew up without a stable home or family situation. With many things going wrong around him, he worked hard enough to attend John Hopkins University, graduating in 2007, the same year as the release of his first album. J. Cole is now …

Fortunate Son is one of their most iconic songs and possibly one of the most iconic songs from the entire rock era. It was released in 1969 and peaked at #3 on the Billboards top charts. The song is a direct criticism of both the National Draft for the Vietnam War and The war itself. Their criticisms derived from …

M.I.A., officially named Mathangi Arulpragasam, was born in 1975 in London, England to a Sri Lankan family. She began working in the arts as a graphic artist and filmmaker before exploring the world of music. Her first song …

Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known as the American composer, lyricist, playwright, rapper, and actor that created and starred in the Broadway musicals “In the Heights” and “Hamilton”. Miranda was born in New York City on January 16th, 1980 and is of mostly Puerto Rican decent. As a child, Miranda …