They say age is just a number. Here’s a list of rockers that are, or will be turning 70 this year. Please accept our apology if this also makes you feel like 70… Mick Jagger is 70 this year, but frankly he looks it. Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall this year Steve […]
Category: Classic Rock
Where is Your Favorite Hall of Fame?
The goal of every aspiring singer, band or songwriter is to eventually end up in your Hall of Fame. Induction into the Hall of Fame is often times the highest form of recognition and if you live long enough to enjoy can be an incredible affirmation of your life’s’ work. Did you know that there […]
Donald Fagen and Walker Becker Are Steely Dan
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have been ‘Steely Dan’ for over 30 years, they’ve seen the ups and downs. The two met in 1968 at Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. They joined the pop group ‘Jay and the American’s for a tour, then struck out on their own and has moderate success with […]
The Latest Beatles Auction
It’s no secret that John Lennon of the Beatles and Cilla Black were romantically involved in the early 60s. In fact, John (and Paul) wrote and recorded a song called “It’s For You” for Cilla, pressing it on the Dick James Label. 50 years have come and gone; the lost artifact was found last year […]
Learning More About Bad Company’s Mick Ralphs
Bad Company is 40+ years old, and the boys are out again in tour. It’s also hard to believe that founding member, guitarist and key songwriter Mick Ralphs is not with the band this time around. Rich Robinson of the famed ‘Black Crowes’ will step in behind the kit to play in Mick’s absence. You […]
Your Tuesday Morning Headlines!
It may feel like a Monday, but it’s the Tuesday after Labor Day – there goes the summer! Here are your Monday morning music news headlines… The Moody Blues just announced their 2018 celebrity cruise out of Miami. The dates are January 2nd through the 7th with stops at the Grand Cayman and Cozumel ports. […]
Labor Day Jams
It’s another Labor Day weekend, we hope you enjoy the day away from work. There have been a ton of great songs in music pertaining to ‘jobs,’ so we thought we’d put together a list of the notable tunes… ‘Working in a Coal Mine’ by Lee Dorsey ‘Working for a Living by Huey Lewis and […]
Rocking Out About Planes, Trains and Cars
Rock and roll is all about everything around us. What isn’t in front of our faces more than the transportation around us? Let’s take a look at rock songs that rocked out about them… “409” was a classic Beach Boy’s song written by Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Gary Usher in early 1962. Only the […]
Testing Out Your Knowledge of the Past
The Grim Reaper will be on our doorstep one day, there’s no way around it. Famous people die all the time, often times in unusual ways. It might seem morbid, but let’s see how good you are at remembering the past. Match the celebrity with the way they died….. (A) = Death in plane crash […]
More Great LPs from the 80s
The 80s was a decade of awakening for our country; The Cosby Show was a hit, the Challenger blew up on liftoff, we saved ‘baby Jessica,’ early investors of Microsoft and Apple are now millionaires, and the music was hot. Here are more of the best LPs of the 80s… “Born in the U.S.A.” by […]