Sir Elton John was on the charts a while ago with a single called “Looking Up,” and it made us realize that Elton’s been on the charts for nearly half a century. This song may or may not be a number one song, but it’s a great opportunity to remind everyone of his top selling […]
Bands that hit the charts with a great song – then go back to their day jobs are called artists referred to as ‘One Hit Wonders.’ Here are a few of our favorite one-hit wonders… “Black Betty” is an old blues tune from the early 1920s credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, but ‘Ram Jam,’ […]
Sammy Hagar will be on the road in concert this fall with fellow Van Halen pal Michael Anthony, and you won’t want to miss the fun. Sammy will be touring with The Circle’ which includes Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson. Sammy’s son Andrew dropping by a few dates to help his dad out on the […]
The Grammys are the biggest music award a musician can earn in his/her time as an artist and for about the last 15 years this award show was held in Los Angeles. Well, after a ton of rumors it can now be announced that New York City will be hosting the 2018 Grammys! The last […]
You might consider Michael McDonald one of the founding fathers of rock, pop, soul and commercial music; it’s hard to find a more influential musician whose fingerprints are on as many bands. The super groups Steely Dan (yes Michael was a member of the band when they toured in the early 70s) and the Doobie […]
It’s Wednesday and the work week has been going by slow. Here are a few rock and roll fun facts to get you a little more excited about the day… Be sure to visit Winslow, AZ before you leave this earth. If and when you do, you’ll find a life size statue “standing on the […]
What can you say about James Taylor that hasn’t already been said? He’s a Presidential Medal of Honor recipient, Grammy and Billboard winner, sits in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was once married to the beautiful Carly Simon! His classic songs “You’ve Got a Friend” and “Fire and Rain” are benchmarks for […]
Kenny Loggins was on AXS TV a few weeks ago with a music special called “Kenny Loggins and Friends,” reminding all of us of his prolific songwriting and contributions to movies. Kenny Loggins gave us many great movie songs – “Footloose” from movie of same name, “Danger Zone” from the ‘Top Gun’ movie, and of […]
It’s another Monday, our favorite day of the week. Don’t forget Mother’s day is May 14th, next Sunday! Here are your music headlines to kick off the week… The Eagles are taking a Mexican hotel to court, claiming their use of their song “Hotel California” is an infringement of their work. The hotel complex not […]
The iconic Eagles song “Hotel California” hit the carts in the 70s with a vengeance. The song solidified the band as one of the most influential folk/rock contributors of their time. Sadly, we’ve lost original member Glenn Frey, but the songs will live on forever. “Hotel California” is back in the news, but for a […]