Roderick David Stewart was born in January of 1945, and his life and times have neared epic description. Rod began his musical career with a cameo harmonica appearance in the late 50s single “My Boy Lollipop” by Millie Small, played with groups like the Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, eventually creating a solo career […]
John Lennon would be 75 this Sunday. Here are a few things about John you may not have known… John was raised by his aunt Mimi who initially bought John a banjo at a very early age, disappointed when John traded it in for a guitar. Mimi told John he would never make any money […]
‘Southern Rock’ is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, pickup trucks, and the Confederate Flag. In our humble opinion, here are the top 10 ‘Southern Rock’ classic rock bands of all time… 10.) Molly Hatchet (Jacksonville, FL) 9.) The Charlie Daniels Band (Leland, NC) 8.) Tom […]
Another one of our national music treasures has gone to the heavens. Earth, Wind & Fire’s co-founder Maurice White died earlier this year, losing his battle with Parkinson’s disease; dying peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. In 1969, windy city musicians Maurice White, Al McKay, Andrew Woolfolk, Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Larry Dunn […]
Everybody’s gotta be from somewhere. Do you know where some of the biggest stars are from? Let’s test your knowledge… Match the band or singer with their birthplace… 1.) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels 2.) Journey 3.) Foghat 4.) Dan Fogelberg 5.) Joe Walsh and the James Gang 6.) The Beach Boys 7.) Tower […]
We will all be at death’s door soon enough, but when a star dies – particularly at an early age, we tend to wonder aloud about our own mortality and the price of stardom. Harry Chapin once worked as a taxi driver in New York City. As he began to make money as a singer […]
Singer/songwriter John D. Loudermilk passed away on September 21st, and it made us realize that some of the best songwriters of our time are now gone. Okay John did not make millions of dollars as a singer, but boy could he write a hit song. Consider that the Paul Revere and the Raiders hit “Indian […]
Life happens quickly and never according to script. The day the music died according to singer songwriter Don McClean was the moment Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens went down in their small plain near Clear Lake Iowa. Lynyrd Skynyrd had a tragedy occur to them. Among the casualties were front man Ronnie […]
It’s hump day and it’s time to test your knowledge. How are you feeling about your soul knowledge? Match these artists with the corresponding letter that makes sense for them! 1.) Lenny Kravitz 2.) The Average White Band 3.) Jimi Hendrix 4.) Living Colour 5.) Bo Diddley 6.) Chuck Berry 7.) The Chambers Brothers 8.) […]
They began as the Polka Tulk Blues Band in the late 60s, but realized that they needed to change their name to have any chance of becoming rock stars. While tossing round various names to use, they walked past a movie theater that was showing the 1963 Boris Karloff movie ‘Black Sabbath’ which had inspired […]