Click on the image to buy this photo Stevie Ray Vaughan was born on October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. In 1963 Stevie’s older brother, Jimmie, gave him his first electric guitar. He started his first band, The Chantones, in 1967, and performed around the Dallas area. In 1970 Stevie started Blackbird. A year later he dropped out of high school and relocated with the band to Austin, Texas, where … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this print Singer/guitarist David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz became band mates when they started the group “The Artistics,” in 1974. Byrne, Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Frantz’s girlfriend, attended the Rohde Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, and eventually moved to New York City together. Weymouth learned the bass guitar and started playing with … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this print To categorize Frank Zappa's musical genre would prove to be a futile effort. With a musical career spanning roughly thirty years, and having produced a full sixty-two albums, the only way to truly describe Zappa would be to dub him an artistic wonder. Toying with genres including rock, jazz, fusion, classical, avant-garde, experimental and progressive rock, … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this print Guitarist Eric Clapton had become quite famous in England as a member of the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers but by July 1966, he was looking for a change. Drummer Ginger Baker was a member of the Graham Bond Organization and was starting to feel the same way. After meeting Clapton, Baker asked if he might be interested in starting a band. Clapton … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster Singer Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were in a band together called Strand, in London, England and convinced clothing store owner Malcolm McLaren to help them out. McLaren became the band’s manager and paid for their rehearsal space. Glen Matlock worked for McLaren and soon became the band’s bassist. The trio eventually gave the group’s guitarist the … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this print Thomas Earl Petty was born on October 20th, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida. Like many of his peers, Tom admired Elvis Presley and soon learned the guitar. Eventually Tom formed a band, which would later be known as Mudcrutch. The group signed a record deal and moved to Los Angeles in 1974. In 1975 the band released the single “Depot Street,” which was not very … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this photo Declan Patrick MacManus was born on August 25th, 1954. Declan lived in Twickenham, just outside of London, and was born into a musical family. After moving to Birkenhead in 1971, Declan started a folk duo, “Rusty,” with fellow musician Allan Mayes. After relocating to London, Declan started a new band called "Flip City," and began using the name D.P. … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this photo Richard Wayne Penniman was born on December 5th, 1932 in Macon, Georgia. Richard had 11 siblings and his family was very religious. Making use of their large family, the Penninmans performed as the Penniman Singers at local churches. He initially wanted to be a preacher, but performing in church is where Richard took his first steps down a path that would … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this poster Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas in 1936. Being born into a musical family, Charles, or “Buddy” as he was nicknamed, learned to play the piano, guitar and fiddle as a young boy. Buddy met Bob Montgomery when they were both in Junior High School. The two boys hit it off and with the addition of Larry Welborn, soon formed the Western and Bop … [Read more...]

Click on the image to buy this print Charles Edward Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 18th, 1926. “Chuck” got his first taste of show business when he performed the Jay McShann song “Confessin’ the Blues,” at Sumner High School, where he was a student. After receiving an ecstatic response from the crowd, Berry knew that he wanted more. He learned the guitar and began adding songs … [Read more...]