The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, and this week we’re taking a closer look at each inductee. The 2017 class is Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. Did you know that the Electric Light Orchestra began with former ‘Move’ founder Roy Wood […]
Glenn Frey, who unexpectedly died in early 2016, was honored a few months ago by his hometown of Royal Oak Michigan, by having a street bear his name. In similar news, Detroit city officials held a ceremony with Stevie Wonder, celebrating a street to be named in his namesake. ‘Stevie Wonder Avenue’ just north of […]
The buzz of course is all about the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame admitting a handful of deserving stars, including Journey, Tupac Shakur, Yes, Pearl Jam, ELO, Joan Baez and a special award for musical excellence to Nile Rogers of Chic. Still not in the Hall however are The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Chic, […]
It’s the middle of the week and we’re dragging. It’s tough getting through the holidays because of all of the travel and fun time spent with the family. Let’s do our best to break up the monotony of the work week; here are a few rock and roll fun facts we bet you didn’t’ know… […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week! As you already know, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will all be enshrined at Barclays Center in New York this spring. A few of the new members waited decades to get in, while others a […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, so this week we’re taking a closer look at each inductee. The 2017 class is Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. Let’s learn more about Joan Baez… Joan was born in Staten Island in 1941, growing […]
It’s hard to believe that the Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, and most of our favorite tunes are nearly 50 years old. Fortunately the artists themselves have chronicled their journey in words. Here are a few books worth checking into… “I Am Brian Wilson” by Brian Wilson rolls back the curtain on the early Beach Boy […]
Bruce Springsteen’s needed a song in the early days to polish off an album, so he wrote “Blinded by the Night,” which did appear on the LP, but became a monumental hit for the Manfred Mann Band. What are a few other ‘cover’ fun facts? “Time is On My Side” by the Rolling Stones was […]
Bachman–Turner Overdrive was a driving rock force that began in the early 70s from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, and started a musical fire that spread all through the land. The band released 10 studio, 5 Live, and 11 compilation albums over the years. Here are our favorite BTO tunes… “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” proved to […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, and it includes a bunch of deserving inductees. Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will be enshrined at Barclays Center in New York this spring. Let’s share more about the band Yes… The band began in […]