Eddie Van Halen had an amazing gift that came with a curse. He could play guitar like no one else, but the demons inside his head were always there taunting him to do the most despicable things.
Most of us know Andy Williams as the cardigan-wearing, clean-cut crooner of the mid-century, but there is so much more to him than we realized.
When Kelly Clarkson saw Meryl Streep in the flesh, she screamed with unbridled excitement.
The plane crash that killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977 was one of rock’s greatest tragedies—but the aftermath was even more jaw-dropping.
Johnny Cash’s often claimed that he was part Cherokee. However, when his daughter appeared on “Finding Your Roots,” the bizarre truth about his heritage came to light.
In 1984, embattled country star Waylon Jennings walked into a room looking for his son—and what he saw shook him to his core.
Townes Van Zandt combined folk, country, and blues to create some of the most beautiful songs—and sang so achingly about heartbreak because he knew it well.
Ike Turner couldn’t escape his infamous reputation, but days before he passed, he recorded one last song—and made a heartbreaking confession.
In the late 1990s, Mindy McCready was on her way to becoming a country music superstar unlike any other. But a series of dramatic personal struggles and legal troubles ended her career—and her life—far too soon. These facts are why fans call McCready the Amy Winehouse of country music.
Layne Staley of Alice In Chains has been recognized by many sources as one of the most talented and unique voices of 90s grunge.
There’s a reason more than one person claimed Stevie Ray Vaughan reduced the stage to a pile of smoking cinders—his guitar didn’t just sing, it blazed.
From her poverty-stricken childhood to her tumultuous and occasionally violent marriage, not even a life of sorrow could keep Loretta Lynn down.
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