“Whipping Post,” “Midnight Rider,” ‘Blue Sky,” and other memorable southern rock classics are the works of the Allman Brothers Band (Greg and Duane Allman) along with Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson. There are many misconceptions about the Allman Brothers Band; we’re there to clear them up. No, Duane did not hit […]
Peter Frampton’s “Frampton Comes Alive” broke all the rules. It was a completely live album, double sided, and was released in 1976 in the middle of the disco craze. Here are a few more Peter Frampton fun facts… Peter Frampton’s “Alive” album was recorded from live concerts in upstate New York, California, and Pittsburgh shows. […]
Pat Benatar and Melissa Etheridge are two fine examples of strong women who can not only rock, but have the chops to compete in a male dominated industry. Pat is a four-time Grammy Award winner, while Melissa has been nominated 15 times for the coveted Grammy, winning twice. Together they will tour the countryside. Pat […]
One of the best bands from the 80s was Van Halen; they had so many hits it was hard to listen to the radio back then and NOT hear one of their songs. Vah Halen began with lead singer David Lee Roth, then reaching new heights with Sammy Hagar. There are two camps of Van […]
You can’t listen to the song “Do You Feel The Way I Do” by Peter Frampton and not walk away thinking, not only is he a virtuoso, but understand how Peter changed the music business forever. Peter Kenneth Frampton was born in South London in 1950, and has been performing for over 40 years. After […]
Van Halen fanatics who love the band with David Lee Roth as its front man think his version of the group is the bomb, while those that love “I Can’t Drive 55” think Sammy Hagar took the boys to new heights. There are indeed two kinds of Van Halen fans. Let’s first look at Sammy, […]
We all know the words to the classic “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” written by unknown Jack Norworth in the late 1800s, but since it’s the start of the baseball season, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite baseball songs from our generation. “Centerfield” by John Fogerty released in 1985 was a […]
Let’s leap into 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here is the letter ‘H.’ Okay, the temptation to write about Hall and Oates is overwhelming, but for the letter ‘H’ we want to share our thoughts […]
The Go-Go’s began breaking the glass ceiling in 1978, remaining the only all-female band to write, perform and sing original songs. Nominated for ‘Best New Artist’ in 1982, the girls have had their share of ups and downs, depression, addiction and more. Belinda Carlisle had a moderately successful solo tour, while the other members had […]
Here are your Monday morning news headlines to kick off your week… Earlier this year we heard that AC/DC front man Brian Johnson was told by his doctors that he needed to get off the road and away from loud music, as his hearing was damaged and near 100% destroyed. Well. We’re now hearing that […]