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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As they say, it is better to have love and lost than never to have loved at all. In music terms, it’s better to have had at least one hit single, than never to have hit the charts. One hit wonders are songs that we fall in love with, read all about the band or […]
Do you remember the recent Tom Hanks movie ‘That Thing You Do,’ the cute story of a band from Erie PA that had one great hit song, their 15 minutes of fame? Here are more artists that heard their song on the radio, toured for the summer, and then went back to selling insurance. We […]
Let’s share another deserving band from our feature ‘A to Z.’ Today class we’ll look at the letter ‘F’ and the band Free! In 1968, four lads joined forces to become a high spirited band called Free. Free, comprised of lead singer Paul Rogers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff (lead guitarist) and Andy Fraser. Their biggest […]