The Animals boasted one of the most powerful and identifiable vocalists of the British Invasion in Eric Burdon. Each of the instrumentalists in their original incarnation was a dynamo in their own way ...
With a name like The Troggs, and a signature song like "Wild Thing," it's understandable the band might get pegged as garage rockers that didn't have a second move. But they proved quite adept at ...
Today in Music History for Jan. 20: In 1889, Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly, was born in Morningsport, La. Leadbelly, popular during the 1930s and '40s, was probably the first country ...