Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Elton John is perhaps one of the most interesting musicians on the face of the earth. That fact was well documented in his 2019 bio pic, Rocketman. But there are plenty of stories about him you may

Don Henley has been a major part of the Eagles, but the singer songwriter drummer has certainly also had a reputable solo career worth noticing. But how did Don get to be such an epic drummer and

You know them, you know their rise and their ending in the middle of a wave of success. There isn’t a thing about the Beatles history you probably don’t know if you’re hearing this, but I’ve unearthed

Edwin Starr is best known for his massive 1970s hit “War,” which was actually not a song produced originally for the Tennessee-native singer. Starr began his career as a late 50s R&B singer with Ric Tic records,

The members of the Band first came together as rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins’s Toronto, Ontario-based backing group, The Hawks, which the members joined one by one, between 1958 and 1963. In 1964, the members separated from Hawkins

ELO, as they are known, was formed out of Jeff Lynne’s and Roy Wood’s desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. It derived as an offshoot of Wood’s previous band, The Move, of

Like more than a few bands from the 60s and 70s that survive today, the band Santana has had many lineup changes to the membership, with Guitarist and founder Carlos Santana remaining as the only original member.

After a brief stint with her sister Lucy Simon as duo group the Simon Sisters, Carly Simon found great success as a solo artist with her 1971 self-titled debut album Carly Simon, which won her the Grammy

CSN, and sometimes Y, of course stands for David Crosby, Stephen Stills, English singer-songwriter Graham Nash, and occasional appearances by folk rocker from the north, Neil Young. Prior to the formation of CSN, each member of the

Founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown’s acts and are, to date, America’s most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot

Out of the ashes of Cream and Traffic, rose Blind Faith. The English supergroup featured Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech together for just one album and one tour before they called it quits,

Bob Seger is Rock and Roll, and Bob Seger is Michigan. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through

The Prince of Motown got his nickname cutting his teeth as an in-house session player for The Supremes and Stevie Wonder, among others, that came and went from the Detroit hit-producing house. When he found his own

Hailing from Northern Ireland, Sir George Ivan “Van” Morrison is one cool guy. As a teenager in the 50s, he played just about any instrument he could get his hands on, including a guitar, keyboards, saxophone, and

David Robert Jones just doesn’t have the same ring to it as David Bowie. Just as he got creative with his stage name, Bowie was even more creative in music, his lyrics, his on-stage presentation, his wardrobe,

In 1961, Hawthorne, California was not a hotbed of music. But surfing sure was. The Beach Boys formed with original members Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. The guys

Joe Walsh sure can shred a guitar, even though his middle name is Fidler. He’s never once tried to play a fiddle. But he sure can sing. Before Joe’s participation in the James Gang, he attended Kent

The quiet Beatle came out of his shell with an emotional and spiritual side on display in his solo work after his years as the lead guitarist for the biggest band of all time. George never considered

Paul Simon holds the distinction of being one of the few musicians in the history of music to be successful as a solo artist outside of the shadow of his former folk music duo, Simon & Garfunkel.

Known for their bluesy and gritty sound, Eric Burdon formed The Animals in the early 1960s in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England before finding fame in 1964 and moving to London. The sound of the band in comparison