Where Are These Artists From?
Elvis Presley

Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. His family later moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was only 23 when he died in an airplane crash. He was born in the small town of Lubbock and gained amazing fame in such a short time.
Creedence Clearwater Revival

CCR, headed by John Fogerty, played what was called southern "swamp rock", but they were all California boys.
Mark Knopfler

Started the band Dire Straits in 1977. He was born in Glasgow.
ABBA

This famous Swedish group who broke out by performing at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973
Leonard Cohen

Leonard grew up in the Jewish community within Montreal. He attended McGill University, was a poet, and later become a Buddhist monk.
Rush

Rush stuck to non-mainstream complicated, technically difficult music. They developed a cult following in their home country of Canada, and in certain parts of the U.S.
ZZ Top

The original good old boys from deep in the heart of Texas.
Johann Sebastien Bach

Eisenach is in the German state of Thuringia, in the south central part of Germany.
Igor Stravinsky

Lomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Saint Petersburg proper.
The next installment will feature 10 more well known musical artists.