They say a cat has nine lives. How about the Cat Stevens? Here’s proof he has many lives. Steven Demetre Georgiou was born in London in 1948, changing his performing name of Cat Stevens at an early age. Like most rockers in the late 60s and early 70s, Cat played the celebrity game well. Women, […]
“Pet Sounds,” the ground breaking Beach Boys album, is 50 years old this year, and its creator Brian Wilson has often been thought of as a genius with rough edges and odd tendencies. How odd? Here’s part one of ‘That Odd Brian Wilson.’ Most people didn’t realize that Brian Wilson’s father, Murry, was missing an […]
Sometimes a lead singer finds more success as a solo act. Often times, the lead singer regrets the decision to go it alone. Match the former lead singer with the band that brought them fame and fortune… 1.) Lionel Richie 2.) Peter Cetera 3.) Phil Collins 4.) Beyoncé 5.) Lauren Hill 6.) Gwen Stefani 7.) […]
John Lennon would be 75 this Sunday. Here are a few things about John you may not have known… John was raised by his aunt Mimi who initially bought John a banjo at a very early age, disappointed when John traded it in for a guitar. Mimi told John he would never make any money […]
‘Southern Rock’ is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, pickup trucks, and the Confederate Flag. In our humble opinion, here are the top 10 ‘Southern Rock’ classic rock bands of all time… 10.) Molly Hatchet (Jacksonville, FL) 9.) The Charlie Daniels Band (Leland, NC) 8.) Tom […]
Another one of our national music treasures has gone to the heavens. Earth, Wind & Fire’s co-founder Maurice White died earlier this year, losing his battle with Parkinson’s disease; dying peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. In 1969, windy city musicians Maurice White, Al McKay, Andrew Woolfolk, Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Larry Dunn […]
Everybody’s gotta be from somewhere. Do you know where some of the biggest stars are from? Let’s test your knowledge… Match the band or singer with their birthplace… 1.) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels 2.) Journey 3.) Foghat 4.) Dan Fogelberg 5.) Joe Walsh and the James Gang 6.) The Beach Boys 7.) Tower […]
We will all be at death’s door soon enough, but when a star dies – particularly at an early age, we tend to wonder aloud about our own mortality and the price of stardom. Harry Chapin once worked as a taxi driver in New York City. As he began to make money as a singer […]
Singer/songwriter John D. Loudermilk passed away on September 21st, and it made us realize that some of the best songwriters of our time are now gone. Okay John did not make millions of dollars as a singer, but boy could he write a hit song. Consider that the Paul Revere and the Raiders hit “Indian […]
Life happens quickly and never according to script. The day the music died according to singer songwriter Don McClean was the moment Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens went down in their small plain near Clear Lake Iowa. Lynyrd Skynyrd had a tragedy occur to them. Among the casualties were front man Ronnie […]