Neil Diamond hit the charts over 50 years ago; during the length of his career he’s won nearly every award imaginable. His biggest achievements are bung admitted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Did you know that he wrote hit songs for the Monkees? […]
Its summer, so lets go on vacation to one of best Rock and Roll ‘combo’ Cities in America; Oakland and San Francisco! In the 60s, the intersection of Haight-Asbury was the hub of drug activity, where struggling rock bands gathered to find their voice. It must have been a pretty interesting sight to have record […]
Bob Seger recently announced a new LP called ‘Runaway Train’ due out in the fall, and a companion live concert tour around the same time. The Bob Seger story is an inspiring one to hear… You might think that at the age of 13 when your dad leaves home, your family penniless and near ruin, […]
Did you know that the human body is primarily made up of H20 or water? Rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, and water in general can be found in your favorite music as well. Eddie Money’s “If I Could Walk on Water” is classic song that featured a beautiful girl and all the right notes, adding to […]
Neil Young is Canadian. So is Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But, did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, John Kay from Steppenwolf and the late […]
Graham Nash (of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young fame) is out on tour this summer after appearing last week in New York City at the Alzheimer’s benefit for Glen Campbell called “A Celebration of the Music of Jimmy Webb: The Cake and the Rain.” Here are the confirmed dates and locations… July 11th, Norfolk, CT […]
The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is celebrating a 50th birthday this month, and PBS aired a BBC documentary called ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,’ a few days ago. How popular were the Beatles in 1964? In the week ending April 4th, 1964, the Beatles had five songs in the Billboard Top 100. Did […]
Here are a few things about you too you may not have known about U2… In 1977 the band as we know as U2 was called ‘Feedback,’ then ‘Hype,’ and eventually evolved to ‘U2’ as its name. How did the boys come up with U2? Well one of Adam’s friends was a punk rocker by […]
America has its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, its Song Writers Hall of Fame, and its Grammy Hall of Fame. Canada has its Juno Awards (their Grammy) and it’s Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Our dear friend to the north also has its Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame; that 2017 class has just been […]
Who are the highest paid or richest rockers of our time? Let’s dive right in and take a look… Don Henley and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich are estimated to be worth over $200 million each. Ozzy, Rod Stewart, and Eric Clapton are estimated to be worth $230 million apiece. Phil Collins and former Nirvana’s drummer Dave […]