Category: Classic Hits

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Keeping It In the Family – Part One

They say you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives. Having a family business is part of the American entrepreneur’s dream, and building a company or brand side by side with a brother or sister can be both rewarding and difficult. In rock however, we’ve come to learn that having a brother […]