Do you know who are the most popular duo of all time?Simon & GarfunkelThis is another in the series of tributes to rock and roll heroes of the past and present. Simon & Garfunkel only produced 5 albums together before breaking up in 1971, but they are the sound of the Sixties and will be remembered for many years to come.Each had a successful solo career and that also is covered in this book.You will discover:Introduction: The kickoff for the book an...

Everyone knows that Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. Growing up in Detroit, she was the daughter of one of the most charismatic evangelists in the city. So, you would think she would become a great gospel singer and she did. But it was in R&B and Soul that she is best know. Aretha was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has more Grammys for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Awards (eleven) than any other artist. She sang at the inauguration of two America...

Chuck Berry is known as "the Father of Rock and Roll". Without Chuck Berry, rock and roll would have been very different. He is its greatest songwriter, one of its greatest guitar players and one of its greatest performers. He influenced The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and a host of others. Start any Chuck Berry song and before it has gone more than a couple seconds, you recognize that guitar. Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys said "he wrote all of the great songs a...

Bobby Darin was one of the great performers of the Fifties and Sixties. He started as a rock and roller and ended up on the same level as greats like Frank Sinatra. He married one of the heart throbs of the Fifties, Sandra Dee. His life was full of great successes and a lot of heartache. He had health problems most of his life and he rose above it all. His life is true inspiration to us all.He died young (37), well before he should have. But he made the most of the life he had and ...

Reba McEntire started out singing for the rodeos that came near her Oklahoma home. She had a dream of singing for everyone, one which she fulfilled beyond her wildest expectations.Once her talent was recognized, she moved quickly from a humble upbringing in Oklahoma to Nashville, Tennessee and the Grand Ole Opry.She was not an overnight success. It took a few albums and several singles to get her name in front on the country music public, but, eventually she was a headlining ...

Waylon Jennings' career in country music is hard to beat. He recorded 60 albums and has had sixteen number one songs on the country music charts.He was born in Texas, lived as hard as he worked, and eventually married four times.He died in 2002 in Chandler, Arizona of an illness related to diabetes.His career spanned five decades, and he has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. If you enjoy country music,I bet that you like Waylon Jennings. Come w...

The Beatles are arguably, the greatest band of the rock and roll era and perhaps of all time. They struggled to get started,having several personnel changes and name changes over the first two or three years. Then, in 1963, everything clicked and theBeatles became known all over England.The next year, in 1964, they came to America and conquered this country. Thus began the British Invasion.Everyone knows who the Beatles are, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George...

"At the end of the day, it was and still is about the music." - Don HenleyWelcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.The Legends of Rock & Roll series is about the music we have listened to over the past fifty years. This is a mini-biography of the band Eagles, but even more importantly, it's about the music that was created; the songs that built a generation.The Eagles are the best selling American band in history. How did they start? What backgrounds ...

Billy Joel is one of the very best performers and song writers of the past 40 years. He has published an enormous amount of work on record, CD and DVD. His music defines a generation.Billy Joel was born in 1949 and is still active today. Influenced by people like the Beatles and Dave Brubeck, he writes music which is understood by the common man. In this tribute to his life and music, I talk about the events which defined him as a person and as a musician. I also discuss most of th...

Buddy Holly lived a short life, killed at the age of 22 while touring in the mid-west in the middle of a freezing winter in 1959. That day is called "The Day the Music Died", but the music never really died. Buddy Holly has had more of an influence on Rock and Roll that most from that time era. And, it's amazing just how revered he is since he only had seven hit songs and his entire catalog is not that big.The Beatles look to Buddy as the person who had the most influence on them w...

Some people call them "the greatest band in America." Are they the greatest? Only you can decide that. For me, they truly are a great band. They've also been known as "the bad boys from Boston." Read Legends of Rock & Roll - Aerosmith to find out just how bad. Also called the American Stones and the American Zeppelin, Aerosmith created a style of rock and roll that spoke sex and drugs to a generation ready for both.Aerosmith is the best-selling hard rock band of all time. They have...

The bad boy of American rock music. Rod Stewart always had a woman on his arm. He has had the ideal rock and roll career. He's done it all, sex, drugs and rock and roll. If you were alive in 1971, you have never forgotten "Maggie May", the story of an older woman and a young college student who shares her bed. This was sexy stuff back in the Seventies. Rod Stewart went on to fame and fortune and is one of the best-selling artists of the rock and roll era. This Legends of Rock & Roll book c...