The Janis Joplin autobiographical film “Little Girl Blue” hit the theaters last fall with great admiration. “Little Girl Blue” reveals live concert footage and rare interviews that will make you wish Janis was with us today. Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, TX in 1943, growing up attending multiple colleges in Texas, though never […]
Category: Classic Hits
Lottery Tickets of Their Day – More One Hit Wonders
We’d all like to get lucky in life just once. Writing or performing a song that hits the charts just once is like buying a lottery ticket in that it takes effort and a ton of blind luck. Here are a few songs that were one hit wonders, like lottery tickets of their day… “Venus” […]
A Few Musicals Out on Tour That You Must See
Be sure to find some time for a few musicals that may come to your town. Here are three of the best on tour right now… If you like Motown music then you’ll love “Motown the Musical.” Think ‘Broadway meets Woodward Avenue Detroit’, and you’ll hear and feel the Motown vibe as the story of […]
A Few Grammy Hall of Fame Song Inductees
The 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame ‘Song Inductions’ were announced earlier in the year, and we’ve been showcasing a few of the songs that will be celebrated. Here are a few more that are so richly deserving of such an honor… “Boom Boom” by John Lee Hooker from 1961 was John’s coming out party album, […]
Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees
26 songs, Louis Armstrong, Fleetwood Mac, Miles Davis, the Grateful Dead, Roberta Flack, and Blondie have been selected to be in the Grammy Hall of Fame. There are many ways to get into the Grammy Hall of Fame: by Lifetime Achievement, Song, Song Writing, Performance, Legend, or in the Music Educator category. The Hall was […]
Steely Dan Out on Tour This Summer
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have been the backbone of Steely Dan for nearly 50 years. Through the ups and downs they are still considered one of the most interesting and successful rock bands of all time. The two meet at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in the late 60s, enjoying the common ground […]
Dead and Company Tour Coming to a City Near You
The loss of Gerry Garcia will forever prevent a real Grateful Dead tour, but that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t be interested in the Dead and Company tour, on the road this summer. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, and Bob Weir with special guests Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti will take you back to the […]
KISS is Back on Tour and Rocking
Not to make you feel older than you may already feel, but KISS has been touring and recording for nearly half a century. The boys in the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley put on women’s makeup and scary […]
More Canadian Rockers
The Great North or Canada as we say it has always contributed wonderful rockers. We bet you didn’t know the following were from Canada… Neil Young from ‘Crosby Stills Nash and Young was born in Toronto in 1945. Neil’s father grew to star status as a writer and sports writer, while his mother remained devoted […]
The Band Loverboy From Canada
Everyone knows Canada is a wonderful country to the north that has given us the great sport of hockey and a few great actors like Dan Aykroyd and William Shatner. Canada has also made its mark musically by being the birthplace of ‘Loverboy’ one of the best bands from the late 70s and 80s. Loverboy’s […]