Today we're talking about our favorite songs by the Manchester lads who went on to become the biggest rock stars in the world - that's right listeners, today we're talking about the bad boys of Britpop - it's OASIS! Famous for songs 'Wonderwall', 'Live Forever', 'Don't Look Back In Anger' and 'Cigarettes and Alcohol', the band started in 1991, when Noel Gallagher joined his brother Liam,  Paul Bonehead Arthurs, (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass guitar), and Tony McCarroll (drums). The band was...

We’re switching gears in today’s episode and focusing on one of the world’s true pop divas. We’re talking about the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey! Get excited everyone!  Born on March 27, 1970 in Huntington, New York, Carey overcame adversity in her family life and struggled with racism to break onto the music scene with force. Starting out singing jingles for local radio advertisers, she signed a record deal at the age of just 19 when she released her first single, “Vision of Love”, and...

Today we’re talking about our favourite songs from one of our favourite bands, The White Stripes. Formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1997 by singer/ guitarist Jack White and drummer Meg White, the band emerged from a vibrant local scene and were soon taking their unique blues rock sound around the globe with a relentless touring schedule. Their first three albums won them a serious cult following– their third album White Blood Cells got a re-release in 2002, which coincided with the garage rock...

In today’s episode of Favorite Songs By, we are featuring not just an artist, but an entire group; a first for this podcast. Hailing from their loft in Chicago, Illinois, Rolling Stone has described them as “one of America’s most consistently interesting bands”, and  I couldn't agree more. Ladies and gentleman, today we give you Wilco.   Rising from the ashes of roots rock band Uncle Tupelo in 1994, Wilco was formed by frontman Jeff Tweedy along with other Uncle Tupelo members, Max Johnston,...

Karen Lee Orzolek, or as the world knows her, Karen O, is a South Korean-born American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, director, and it must be said, style icon. She is also famously the lead singer for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who along with members Nick Zinner and Brian Chase, have produced a highly alternative and hugely popular body of work over the years, which is further complimented by her own solo and collaborative releases.  Born to a Korean mother and Polish father in 1978,...

From Minneapolis, Minnesota, this episode's featured artist was born Prince Roger Nelson on June 7th 1958. His parents were both musicians and he grew up playing covers of Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone tunes. Prince released his debut record, For You, at the age of just 19. Save for one co-write on the track Soft and Wet, he produced, wrote and played all 27 instruments on the album.   Since that first release in 1978, his talents crossed genres from r&b, funk, pop, rock, and...

‘Like A Virgin’, ‘Papa Don’t Preach’, ‘Respect’, ‘Vogue’, ‘Express Yourself’ – yes, music fans, today we’re talking about your ‘Material Girl’, the woman in a league of her own, the one and only Madonna. Controversial and ground-breaking throughout her career, Madonna remains the most successful female musician of all time. Born in Bay City, Michigan in 1958, Madonna Louise Ciccone was raised in the Detroit suburbs, and tragically lost her mother to breast cancer at a young age.  Beginning...

Beck was born Bek David Campbell, on July 8th 1970 in Los Angeles California, and started playing music around the age of 10 riding the Los Angeles buses and improvising lyrics to old folk and country blues songs, influences you can hear in his span of releases. With roots in folk music he has become one of the most genre-defying artists of all time with a knack for beautifully blending a range of other influences from country, jazz, hip hop, R&B, pop and rock. --- Support this...

Born Thomas Earl Petty in Gainsville, Florida in 1950, Tom Petty quit high school at the age of 17 to join southern-rock group Mudcrutch. Moving to LA, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were formed in 1975 out of the remnants of Mudcrutch, and the rest is history. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/favoritesongsby/support

Join us as we break down our favorite songs by Sheryl Crow! This artist is a 9-time Grammy Award winner, a former backup singer for Michael Jackson, and once was a piano school teacher. With hits like If it Makes You Happy, and Run Baby Run, all she wants to do is Have a Little Fun. The artist for our first episode of Favorite Songs By is none other than the gorgeous, the rockin, Sheryl Crow. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/favoritesongsby/support