Celebrating their catalog of success
Listening to Don Barnes’ salad days stories, one gets the feeling that it is sort of miraculous that the band he fronts, 38 Special, became the powerhouse...
Article Category: National Acts
Classic ’70s band stays on the bright side
For longtime fans of Three Dog Night, the band that took the 1970s by storm with numerous chart-topping hits, the three men who came to define the sound...
Supergroup revisits its starry history in Wabash
Toto is one band that came out of the gates as a supergroup. Comprised of session musicians who had played on some of the greatest tracks in music history,...
Improvisation masters come with comedy and gratitude
If you’ve seen Jeff B. Davis on Whose Line Is It Anyway? you know him as a dapper lad with a quick wit and a perpetual twinkle in his eye.
In his suits...
Striving for excellence, not popularity
In the mid-1990s, jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis tried to record the John Coltrane song, “Resolution,” from the monumental album, A Love Supreme.
Marsalis...
Unclassifiable songwriter stays humble
Lyle Lovett is known for his “Large Band.” You can hardly say “Lyle Lovett” without adding “and his Large Band.”
When...
Revered jazz guitarist still follows his emotions
When jazz guitarist Al Di Meola was 19, he received an unexpected call.
It was from jazz pianist Chick Corea asking him to join the jazz fusion group...
Keeping her mind focused on family instead of fame
With a career that has spanned four decades and made her a beloved entertainer for fans of Christian, pop, and country music, Amy Grant has done it...
Keeping feet in two worlds
For much of its two-decade existence, Switchfoot has courted two not-always-complementary camps.
Switchfoot’s music has always appealed to both the...
Saying no to bro: Country artist spreads wings past stereotype
Country music artist Chase Rice had huge hits in 2014 and 2015 with “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.”
When he had another hit earlier this...