Category: Classic Hits

Our Top Five Holiday Songs

There are fewer shopping days than you think there are to Christmas, and your local radio station has probably begun playing holiday music. Here are five great Christmas tunes… “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John is a wonderful example of an original Elton/Bernie song from 1973 that remains timeless. The song is well produced “Happy […]

Remembering a Great One – David Bowie

Coming up January 10th, we’ll be honoring two years since the death of David Bowie, who lost his life to cancer in 2016. When describing his contributions, most people had forgotten that David was a prolific songwriter, as well as a music icon. Here are a few of our favorite songs of his… “Suffragette City,” […]

Pretenders and Simple Minds Commit to UK Festival

The group Simple Minds was a terrific band from Glasgow, hitting the charts with “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” made famous in the closing credits of the 1985 movie ‘The Breakfast Club.’ The boys in the band were nominated for an American Music, MTV, and Brit Awards in the 80s, they had been relegated to […]

Dickey Betts Comes Out of Retirement

Dickey Betts has announced he’s coming out of retirement, and we’re thrilled to hear the news. As a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Dickey revealed to the word that he’s one of the greatest blues, southern, rock or pop guitarist of our time; go on YouTube and find the Allman Brothers song ‘Blue […]

The Joan Jett Documentary That’ll Be Released in 2018

Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll” is an anthem of rock, making her one of the most successful female rockers of all time. Now we hear that there’s a documentary called ‘Bad Reputation’ that will be featured at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The iconic festival is scheduled for January 18th through the 28th, […]

Elton’s Still Standing

Elton John has scored his 40th top 40 album! This achievement comes with his newest release ‘Diamonds,’ which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. The release also marks an extension of John’s partnership with composer Bernie Taupin. Here are (in our humble opinion) the top Elton LPs… The self-entitled ‘Elton John’ album […]

Earth Wind & Fire Announce Vegas Residency

Earth Wind & Fire is an American treasure, combining funk, soul, rock and pop to entertain for nearly 50 years. From “September” to “Reasons” to “The Way of the World” to “Got to Get You Into My Life,” EW&F has proven to be one of the best band ever. Sadly founder Maurice White died a […]

Carlos Santana Will Soon Rock Vegas in 2018

Carlos Santana has recently confirmed he’ll visit South Africa in April 2018 then large Canadian cities later in the year. Have no fear though, he did extend his Las Vegas residency at the Las Vegas House of Blues for January, February and May of 2018 as well. We know all his songs; ‘Black Magic Woman,” […]

2018 ‘Jukebox Hero Tour,’ Dates Announced

In one of the more exciting announcements of the fall, Foreigner, Jason Bonham’s ‘Led Zeppelin Evening,’ and Whitesnake are joining forces for a 2018 tour called the ‘Jukebox Hero Tour,’ beginning mid-June in Bangor, Maine. Tickets went on sale a few days ago, so hurry up. June 15th, Bangor, ME June 16th, Saratoga Springs, NY […]

Neil Young’s Model Trains Generates Auction Cash

Neil Young has been in the news recently, putting his entire achieve, his complete discography on social, giving it away until mid-2018. In addition to being an iconic rock and roll star, Neil has also been a collector of rare model trains; a hobby he grew to love while making lots of money and needing […]