Category: Past

Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys

Flashback Artist of the Month for September 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Everybody Bio At the height of a commercial teen pop explosion in the late ’90s, the Backstreet Boys emerged at the top of the boy band pack alongside friendly rivals *NSYNC, quickly trailed by a crop of imitators. Their hybrid of R&B […]

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Flashback Artist of the Month for August 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Still The Good Old Days Bio Sheryl Crow was born and raised in Kennett, Missouri in a musically gifted family. Both her mother and father pursued music in a somewhat professional manner and that interest in music was most definitely passed […]

Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

Flashback Artist of the Month for July 2020 Facebook Twitter Youtube Bio Seven Wonders Bio Fleetwood Mac is one of the world’s best selling bands in history with more than 120 million records sold worldwide. In July of 1967, Peter Green left the band he was previously in with Mick Fleetwood, “John Mayall & the […]

Usher

Usher

Flashback Artist of the Month for June 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Spotify Mouse-pointer Bio Yeah! Bio Who Is Usher?Usher entered the fame game at age 14, two years after he moved with his mother and brother to Atlanta. After performing on Star Search, Usher landed a recording contract with LaFace Records. He released his […]

NSYNC

NSYNC

Flashback Artist of the Month for May 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Mouse-pointer Bio Bye Bye Bye Bio Along with the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, *NSYNC dominated the teen pop explosion of the late ’90s with a blend of group harmonies, gauzy ballads, and well-produced dance textures. Although the group emerged in 1996 […]

David Bowie

David Bowie

Flashback Artist of the Month for April 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Mouse-pointer Bio Space Oddity Bio Rock star David Bowie’s first hit was the song “Space Oddity” in 1969. The original pop chameleon, Bowie became a fantastical sci-fi character for his breakout Ziggy Stardustalbum. He later co-wrote “Fame” with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, […]

Guns n Roses

Guns n Roses

Flashback Artist of the Month for August 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Still The Good Old Days Bio Sheryl Crow was born and raised in Kennett, Missouri in a musically gifted family. Both her mother and father pursued music in a somewhat professional manner and that interest in music was most definitely passed […]

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Flashback Artist of the Month for December 2020 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Doo-Wop (That Thing) Bio Lauryn Hill broke through with multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning group the Fugees, but with her 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer established herself as a creative force on her own. She successfully […]

The Mad Stuntman

The Mad Stuntman

Flashback Artist of the Month for November 2019 Facebook Youtube Bio I Like To Move It Bio AboutSinger and rapper commonly known as “The Mad Stuntman” who came to fame through his work with the reggae duo Reel 2 Real. He is most famous for the megahit “I Like to Move It,” which topped the […]

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