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Van Halen

rock group In the early 1970s, in Pasadena, California, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother Alex Van Halen, a drummer, formed the group Mammoth with vocalist David Lee Roth and bass player…

Jakob Dylan

singer, songwriter, musicianBorn: 12/9/1969 The youngest child of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, he attended art school before putting together his band, The Wallflowers, in the early 1990s…

Melissa Etheridge

rock singer, guitaristBorn: 5/29/1961Birthplace: Leavenworth, Kansas Grammy Award-winning rock singer and guitarist known for her raspy voice, raw love songs, and intense guitar playing. Her…

Bruce Springsteen

singer, songwriterBorn: 9/23/1949Birthplace: Freehold, New Jersey Grammy Award-winning singer and song-writer whose songs reflect sympathy for the working class and tell of the American experience…

Gavin Rossdale

singer, songwriterBorn: 10/30/1967Birthplace: London, England The lead singer for the British rock band Bush, Rossdale was painting houses before the group was discovered in 1994. Rossdale, the son…

Hildegard Knef

actress and singerBorn: Dec. 28, 1925Birthplace: Ulm, Germany Knef, a German actress and smoky-voiced singer, earned fame in the U.S. for her performance as a Soviet commissar in Cole Porter's Silk…

Tracy Chapman

folk-rock singer, songwriterBorn: 3/20/1964Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Grammy Award-winning folk-rock singer and songwriter known for her rich alto voice and her socially conscious lyrics. Her…

Janis Joplin

rock singerBorn: 1/19/1943Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas Rock singer who is remembered for her passionate, wailing voice. She sang solo and with the blues-rock group Big Brother and the Holding…

Carole King

pop songwriter, singerBorn: 2/9/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Grammy Award-winning pop songwriter and singer best known for her 1971 recording Tapestry. With her former husband, Gerry Goffin…

Loretta Lynn

country singerBorn: 4/14/1935Birthplace: Butchers Hollow, Kentucky Country and western singer known for her plaintive singing style and her rags-to-riches life story portrayed in the 1980 film…