Click on the image to buy this poster In 1963 the Young family left Glasgow, Scotland, to move to Sydney, Australia. Thanks to this move music fans around the world can now associate Australia with more than just Kangaroos, Koala Bears and Didgeridoos. They can associate the only country that is also a continent with one of the most straightforward hard rocking bands ever: the electrifying … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster Drummer Lars Ulrich placed an ad seeking band mates in a local Los Angeles newspaper, in 1981. After singer/guitarist James Hetfield responded and the two clicked, Ulrich placed yet an other ad, which was answered by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Choosing the name Metallica, the band recorded what would be their first song for the compilation album, “Metal … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born March 25th, 1947 in a suburb of London, England, with arguably the least appropriate name for a future megastar. From an early age, young Reginald showed promise musically and at age 11 won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in nearby London. He later joined a group named “Bluesology,” whose members were comprised … [Read more...]

After his band Curved Air broke up in 1976, American drummer Stewart Copeland was itching to start a new band. In January of 1977 he started rehearsing with singer and bassist Gordon Sumner, who would later be known as “Sting”, and guitarist Henri Padovani. Copeland’s brother Miles became the group’s manager and after the trio recorded their first single “Fall Out/Nothing Achieving” in February of … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster Jim Morrison and keyboardist Ray Manzarek met at UCLA, in Southern California, while attending the university’s famous film program. Fortunately for the world of rock, the “silver screen” was not what made these two men famous. Manzarek, and his two brothers had started a band, “Rick and the Ravensask,” but were in need of a singer and bassist. One night on … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster In 1962, Roger Waters enrolled in architecture courses at the Regent Street Polytechnic School in London. It is ironic that arguably his most famous work, “The Wall,” has absolutely nothing to do with construction. After meeting drummer Nick Mason in 1963, who was taking the same courses, the two joined the band “Sigma 6.” At the time Richard Wright was … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster In 1978, Larry Mullen, attending Mount Temple High School in Dublin, Ireland posted a notice on a bulletin board looking for band mates. Singer Paul “Bono” David Hewson, guitarist David “The Edge” Howell Evans and bassist Adam Clayton answered his ad, and as easy as that one of the biggest rock bands in the world, U2, was created, although they did try out … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster England, in the 1960’s, almost seemed like it was part of some strange mathematical equation thought up by the music gods. There was almost a formula to it. Take 4 or 5 males in their later teens or early twenties, add the fact that they came from middle class backgrounds and the fact they were from England, and the product of this equation seemed to equal … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster On January 8th 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, rock and roll royalty was born, Elvis Aaron Presley. Due to the fact that his father Vernon needed work, in 1948 Elvis relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family. Elvis graduated from L. C. Humes High School in 1953, and soon after, needing a birthday present to give to his mother, went to Memphis Recording … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster On November 27, 1942, Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington. The summer after his mother Lucille Jeter died, in 1958, his father James Hendrix, who changed his son’s name to James Marshall Hendrix after getting out of the army in 1946, gives Jimmy 5 dollars for a second hand acoustic guitar. These 5 dollars could very well have spawned one of … [Read more...]