Robert Clark Seger was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1945. Bob Seger as we know him has grown old gracefully while rocking his way through the 60s, 70s, and 80s and today. Bob’s double-sided live “Silver Bullet Live” is considered a musical benchmark by at least three different music genres. Bob Seger has sold […]
Category: Classic Hits
Some of Rock’s Best Covers
Some of the best songs we’ve heard have been covered beautifully and some not. Over time it’s hard not to want to drag up an old song and try our best at it. Let’s take a look at some of these classic songs and how others have tried to cover it. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” may […]
Rockers Who Ended up on the Silver Screen
It’s hard to find a rocker that wouldn’t walk away from the road to do a Lifetime movie special. Hey, all singers want to be Hollywood actors. Here’s more of our list of rockers that ended up on the silver screen. Alanis Morissette was in the really weird dark movie ‘Dogma,’ and Marshall Crenshaw appeared […]
A Few Rockers Who Have Passed in 2016
We’ve been struggling with the death of Prince, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey thus far in 2016. We also miss… John Bonham who died due to a massive drug and alcohol binge from the band Led Zeppelin, Randy Rhodes (plane accident) of Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones Brian Jones (accidental drowning) Chris Bell of Big […]
Prince’s Death and Other Monday Music Headlines
Here are your Monday morning music headlines… The world is still spinning from the death of Prince last week. An autopsy has been performed with no apparent signs of foul play or suicide, but the results of the final exam may take up to two weeks to be disclosed. Sadly, Lonnie Mack, one of rock […]
Rockers Having Their Time to Shine in the Movies
It’s hard to believe Patrick Swayze has been gone over seven years, but he was a great actor and singer (okay he had one song that hits the charts) “She’s Like the Wind.” The late Jeff Healey was a good friend and played a singer in Patrick’s movie ‘Roadhouse,’ making us think about other rockers […]
Our Favorite Lyrics from Rock and Roll
Everyone has favorites, everyone has their favorites. We thought we’d list our favorite lyrics from Rock and Roll that we just love way too much. “You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave” from Hotel California by the Eagles. We’ve all been there. “Up to God who’s to decide who’s […]
Rocking Books You Must Read
You might not think Rita Coolidge would be all that interesting, but you’d be wrong, For example, in her recent revelations Rita reveals that she co-wrote the Eric Clapton classic “Layla and never got the credit or monies owned. Here is rock and roll from a woman’s point of view. Imagine being in a love […]
The Best Songs From the Movies We Love – Part Three
The movie director often looks to his music genius to score the film in a way that will take a scene to a memorable place, while adding depth to the storyline. Thus, it’s typical to hear a classic song in a film, regardless of genre. Here’s part three of this series looking at the best […]
Prince Passes Away At Age of 57
TMZ and the Associated Press are reporting that Prince has passed away at the age of 57 at his residence in Chanhassen, Minnesota. At first, it was known that someone had passed at his house in Paisley Park, but it is unfortunately being said that it is in fact Prince. Recently, he had been sent […]