5 things you might not know

Oh, sure, you know John Paul Jones was the bassist for Led Zeppelin, because, c’mon, who comes to Rhino.com and doesn’t know that? But here are five things that you may not have known…and if you did, well, good for...

Alex Chilton was the lead singer of The Box Tops, after which he was the lead singer of Big Star. You may know both of those things already, but to celebrate Chilton’s birthday – which is today, if you hadn’t...

You know him as the drummer for Metallica and the guy who couldn’t say enough nasty things about Napster back in 2000, but did you know that today is Lars Ulrich’s birthday? Well, if you didn’t, then add that to...

Gee whiz, is it Carla Thomas’s birthday again already? To celebrate the day this classic R&B artist first entered the world we’ve put together a list of 5 facts about Ms. Thomas that might have flown under your radar. And...

Given that he’s sitting comfortably in the top 10 of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, you won’t be surprised to learn that Ry Cooder’s skills as an axe-man have been utilized by many bands and singers over...

16 years ago today, Joe Walsh received an honorary degree in music from Kent State University. No, it’s not as momentous a date as, say, the day he was born or the day he joined the Eagles, but it’s a...

There are a few things that most people know about Dionne Warwick right away: Burt Bacharach and Hal David loved to write songs for her, and she was Whitney Houston’s cousin. In fact, it’s arguable that there are more people...

Richard Hell is one of the key members of the original New York punk scene, having been part of Television and The Heartbreakers (the one that didn’t back Tom Petty), and he also fronted his own band The Voidoids. But...

In the ‘70s, Rose Royce were a force to be reckoned with on the R&B charts, scoring eight top-10 singles in the second half of the decade, including “Car Wash,” “Wishing on a Star,” and “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.”...