Category: General News

Guitar hero Lita Ford was born on September 19, 1958, in London, England, to a couple right out of an old school romance novel. Harry Lenard Ford, a British soldier, and Isabella Benvenuto, an Italian nurse met during World War II, and afterwards settled briefly in England. When Lita was a young child, the family moved first to Boston, where her mother had relatives, and eventually made their way to Los Angeles for more opportunity and a better lifestyle.

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page first met on a summer day much like today in 1968. The 19-year-old singer, with beautiful long locks and an even better voice, was tall (6'1"), slender, engaging, and arrived carrying a small collection of blues and folk records when he knocked on Page’s door in the affluent village of Pangbourne on the River Thames.

As we grieve the passing of one of the greatest voices in heavy metal, it's wise to savor those who still rock among us.

Beck’s 2025 orchestral tour concluded Wednesday (7/30) at the Pacific Amphitheater at the Orange County Fair. The Grammy-winning innovator brought his diverse catalog into a fairly new territory, reimagined with the help of full symphony orchestras across North America.

Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic singer of Black Sabbath, who went on to a wildly successful solo career after being fired, is the epitome of heavy metal singer in so many ways, much of which are common knowledge at this point by even casual fans.