In 1984 President Reagan won a landslide re-election with a 59% majority of the vote, while the Cosby Show made its debut on NBC. One of the greatest humanitarian efforts took place in 1984, created by Bob Geldof Band Aid called “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” How about the best rock songs from this time? […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, and it included many deserving inductees. Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will be enshrined at Barclays Center in New York this spring. Let’s share more about Pearl Jam and Tupac. Pearl Jam and Tupac were […]
Wham!, the 80s super group was simply one of the most talented duos ever. Wham! consisted of classmates Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael, the latter suddenly passed away this past Christmas Day. George was known to have a wonderful sense of humor, so let’s share a few fun facts that we know he’d get a […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, and this week we’re taking a closer look at each inductee. The 2017 class is Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. Did you know that the Electric Light Orchestra began with former ‘Move’ founder Roy Wood […]
Glenn Frey, who unexpectedly died in early 2016, was honored a few months ago by his hometown of Royal Oak Michigan, by having a street bear his name. In similar news, Detroit city officials held a ceremony with Stevie Wonder, celebrating a street to be named in his namesake. ‘Stevie Wonder Avenue’ just north of […]
The buzz of course is all about the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame admitting a handful of deserving stars, including Journey, Tupac Shakur, Yes, Pearl Jam, ELO, Joan Baez and a special award for musical excellence to Nile Rogers of Chic. Still not in the Hall however are The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Chic, […]
It’s the middle of the week and we’re dragging. It’s tough getting through the holidays because of all of the travel and fun time spent with the family. Let’s do our best to break up the monotony of the work week; here are a few rock and roll fun facts we bet you didn’t’ know… […]
George Michael and school mate Andrew Ridgeley created the 80s super group, Wham!, selling over 100 million records during their highly successful career. Sadly, George Michael died Christmas Day in a suburb north of London at the age of 53. What were the most popular songs sung by George, as a member of Wham!, or […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week! As you already know, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will all be enshrined at Barclays Center in New York this spring. A few of the new members waited decades to get in, while others a […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, so this week we’re taking a closer look at each inductee. The 2017 class is Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. Let’s learn more about Joan Baez… Joan was born in Staten Island in 1941, growing […]