Songs from Artists from your City or County (Metro)

[triaddukefan]

Didn't know L.T.D was formed in Greensboro until last year

 

[triaddukefan]

Probably LTD's biggest hit

 

[diggerfoot]

The Bards of Balance formed in Norfolk, CT, where I live. Not exactly a coincidence, since I’m the singer/songwriter. Oh, you meant groups anyone has heard about.

 

[UConnCat]

John Bongiovi spent part of his childhood in my hometown and lived next door to my parents' best friends. He and I graduated from the same high school though he's 6 years younger than me.

 

[Bigboote]

Happy the Man were a DC area prog rock band os the late-70’s-early 80’s. Kit Watkins lived just a couple of miles from me in the mid-90’s. This is my favorite cut of theirs.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Linda Ronstadt is from Tucson. Of course, Tucson isn't my original home town. Neither my original home town nor the slightly larger neighboring city seems to have produced any musicians.

 

[cbraarj]

Cindy Blackman grew up right down the street from me! She has a new song called Imagine! She plays the drums in a band with her husband, Santana!!! She's a Lake Ave Girl from Bristol, Connecticut!!!

 

[Sifaka]

Don't know if the Twin Villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta (combined population <4k) qualify as a "city" much less a metro, but here's a local who
has become world famous.

 

[meyers7]

Staind was from Springfield, MA right across the river from where I live now.
It's Been Awhile - Staind

 

[meyers7]

I lived in Peoria IL for a bit, long time ago.

Dan Fogelberg was born there.

Run For the Roses - since they just did that a couple days ago.

 

[Bama fan]

This Pittsburgh group became quite famous in the late fifties. Before they made the leap to stardom, they played in my uncle's nightclub.

 

[Bama fan]

These ladies are from Birmingham, Al. But don't tell!

 

[Drumguy]

John Mayer is from Fairfield. We both went to Warde, although about 25 years apart!

No Such Thing

 

[Bama fan]

The Pierces again. I believe they are now in L.A. but they started in Birmingham, Cover of a great song, done pretty well.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Meatloaf was a backyard neighbor in North Stamford in the late 70s and 80s.

 

[diggerfoot]

I lived in Peoria IL for a bit, long time ago.

Dan Fogelberg was born there.

Run For the Roses - since they just did that a couple days ago.

I have had the distinction of Dan Fogelberg chasing me off his Pagosa Springs property.

 

[Sifaka]

Before moving to Maine, I lived in Norwalk, CT for about 25 years.
In addition to diggerfoot, Norwalk is known for its native son, master of funk and hard bop, Horace Silver.

 

[Aluminny69]

The Pride of South Windsor, CT., The Wildweeds, led by lead singer and guitarist Big Al Anderson! They were a big hit at UConn parties in the late sixties when I attended. Here's their bigest hit:

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Didn't know L.T.D was formed in Greensboro until last year

Nice idea for a thread.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Where I was born. DC.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Prince George's County, Md.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

From my wife's county. Anne Arundel, Md. (did go to Bowie State in PG County)

 

[Ozimoto]

This is some music from Jim Roderick, a retired teacher from Frostburg, Maryland who got together with a group of local musicians to put together an album entitled "Soft Horizons." Their sound reminds me of Spiro Gyra.

 

[Ozimoto]

And this is a country rock band from western Maryland that goes by the name Savage Road.

 

[Bama fan]

Here is a band from Durham,N C for all the Dukies in the BY.