He will always be remembered as Harry Potter’s Hagrid, but the career of Robbie Coltrane, who passed away yesterday at age 72, was rich in countless memorable roles on film and TV for more than 40 years

She came to prominence during the early 90’s with the smash hit “Nothing Compares 2 U”, and she has one of the most distinctive voices in music. Today, the famous and controversial Irish singer turns 56

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” was not initially written for Marvin Gaye, it was rejected as a single by Motown, and only after demanding and heavy airplay on the radio, it was made into a single. Marvin Gaye’s version remains the most acclaimed and popular, it reached No.1 in the Hot 100 on this day in 1968

Bruce Springsteen turns 75 today He is known as The Boss and has been an enduring Rock music force over the last 50 years. A political and social voice and folk poet, Bruce Springsteen has come a long way since the release of his first record in 1973. We look back at his life and career

Back in 1982 Michael Jackson wasn’t quite yet the biggest Pop star in the world, but with “Thriller” that would change in just a few months when on November 30th his masterpiece “Thriller” was released. We revisit “Thriller,” one of the most groundbreaking and influential Pop albums ever made

Chubby Checker introduced new dance crazes to the mainstream during the early 1960’s, most notably, “The Twist” that made everybody in the whole world dancing to it. the legendary Chubby is 82 today

It’s one of the most recognizable and absolute music classics of all time, “My Girl,” by The Temptations was first released in late 1964

Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988 at just 18 years old and went on to became they’re most enduring guitarist

Bruce Channel’s biggest hit “Hey! Baby” influenced John Lennon harmonica riff that he used on The Beatles debut single “Love Me Do.” Today he turns 84

Lee Marvin, it’s one of Hollywood’s biggest movie legends, but he also was a man who had many sides to him. War hero, actor, singer and even the first Hollywood advocate for Gay Rights. We look back at his life on his birthday

Matt Cameron is one of the most influential drummers that came out from the Seattle Grunge scene, becoming famous in the early 1990’s as the drummer for Soundgarden and later Pearl Jam, today he turns 62

During the 1970’s and 1980’s Alan Parker made several memorable movies including Mississippi Burning and Midnight Express

The song has been sampled several times and played an important part in the development of the Disco sound, on this day in 1975 “That’s The Way (I Like It)” peaked to No.1

James Brolin’s enduring career spans over six decades, marked by a wide array of memorable roles in both television and film including “Westworld,” “Capricorn One” and the original “The Amityville Horror”

The legendary Bill Haley was born on this day in 1925, he is still often referred and remembered as “The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star”, all started in 1953 with “Rock Around the Clock”

It was first released on August 18th, 2 days after her 42nd birthday. The song remains one of Madonna’s biggest hits

Kelly’s breakout role came in 1952 when she starred alongside Gary Cooper in High Noon, and while at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955, Kelly met Prince Rainier III of Monaco whom she married with, making her Princess of Monaco

Rare are the occasions where mainstream Pop meets and blends with New Age/World Music, but Enya did achieve to break that niche wall into the mainstream Pop with “Orinoco Flow”

“TEASE ME” is the latest single from Liv Hanna that blends contemporary pop elements with hints of electronic influences