Hollywood often spends millions of dollars in the production of a movie sound track, yet the best movie music is music heard on the radio. These songs are already popular, familiar, and relatively inexpensive compared to the alternatives. Here is part two of ‘Great Songs in Great Movies.’ “Incense and Peppermints” by the 60s one […]
Category: Classic Hits
Bob Dylan Still Going Strong
Bob Dylan has been making great music for over 50 years and he’s actually still on tour now with Mavis Staples, one of the fabulous Staples singers. Robert Allen Zimmerman was born May 24, 1941 and was one of the founders of early 60’s Folk music at a turbulent time with the raging Vietnam War […]
Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Tour Together
Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd have joined forces this year to create real buzz for their upcoming joint tour. Frampton and ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ is considered one of the benchmark albums from the 70s, while the boys from Jacksonville Lynyrd Skynyrd captured the southern rock flag from the same era. These two have been playing […]
Our Favorite Emerson Lake and Palmer Hits
We were all saddened to hear the news that Keith Emmerson had died a few weeks ago. Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) was a very different band from England that formed in early 1970s. Keyboardist Keith Emerson introduced the ‘Moog Synthesizer,’ which was not heard in popular music at that time. Here are our favorite […]
Great Songs in Great Movies – Part One
Movies and music are great together. How many times do you hear one of your favorite songs in or at the end of a film? Well we’re here to help you remember all these classic song and movie connections from years past. Here is part one of ‘Great Songs in Great Movies’ list. “Twist and […]
Norman Greenbaum and His Unexpected Life
Norman Greenbaum came from a middle class Jewish family in suburban Boston, and after attending Hebrew school as a young boy, he set his sights on becoming a respected music teacher during his first two years at Boston University. Well, life is not always as well planned as our parents would like. Norman began to […]
Quest For the Top Southern Classic Rock Band – Part Two
Southern Rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, and pickup trucks. Here’s part two of our top 10 Southern Rock Classic Rock bands of all time… The Marshall Tucker Band (Spartanburg, SC) rocked the house in the 70s until the death of bassist Tommy Caldwell […]
The Band at the Top of the Greatest Canadian Classic Rock Songs of All Time
Neil Young is Canadian. So are 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, Blood Sweat and […]
Bad Company and Joe Walsh Out on Tour
There’s never a bad time to catch an old rock band. Well, there might be if the whole band is missing, but such is not the case in this upcoming example. This May and beyond, there’s a chance to see two great classic legends together! Bad Company and Joe Walsh have combined forces for an […]
Quest for the Top Southern Classic Rock Band – Part One
Southern Rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, Pickup Trucks, and the Confederate Flag. There have been many Southern sounds over the years, adding home southern home cooking to the menu. In our humble opinion, here’s part one of our top 10 ‘Southern Rock’ classic […]