Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting.By Bill MeredithPop music went through the beginnings of a seismic shift in late 1976, when the artist formerly known as Gordon Sumner decided to give up a teaching career in his hometown of Newcastle, England.The 25-year-old Brit was also a vocalist and bassist who'd taken on the stage name Sting, and he was preparing to move … [Read more...]