You know, 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 singer who made the song, then never hear from them again. Here are more of those pesky one hit […]
Every singer pays his or her dues, often times working multiple jobs to make ends meet, waiting to be discovered. Some of the jobs our favorite singers before they hit the big time were crazy or odd. Here are a few of the stars and the jobs they had before the stardom… Yes “Girls Just […]
“American Pie” the song by Don McLean was an absolute reference to the day the music died, the night of February 3rd, 1959; that was the night Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens died tragically in a plane crash a few miles from their departure, Clear Lake, IA. One of those that perished […]
It’s still hard to believe we’re living without Glenn Frey, but his music carries his legacy with every Eagles song we hear. In the early days, Glenn became fast friends with JD Souther, a musician who had his own success along the way. The two wrote songs in the late 60s, collaborating under the name […]
It’s hard to believe that Bob Dylan has been making great music for over 50 years, a long way from the Robert Allen Zimmerman that was born May 24, 1941. Bob has already been inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame, The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, […]
Are you a big Beatles fan? Better yet, are you a George Harrison fanatic? Here’s some great news for you. The 1963 Maton Mastersound MS-500 guitar played by George during stops in Germany and the UK, and in particular, the Cavern dates, is about to be auctioned off in mid-September, expecting to fetch nearly $500 […]
Earlier in the week actress Jennifer Garner got her Hollywood Walk of fame Star, and now it’s “Weird Al” Yankovic’s turn to shine in Hollywood. Weid AL has spent a lifetime making fun of contemporary singers and band, hitting the charts with songs like “Like a Surgeon,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” “Eat It,” and […]
Quick – What was the number one song at the end of 1965? Would you believe in the midst of the Supremes, Beach Boys, and Beatles, the one hit wonder song “Wooly Bully: by Sam, the Sham and the Pharaohs stood alone as the number one song of 1965. Here are a few more surprises… […]
It’s about time we spent time talking about one of the greatest soul families and bands of all time, and no we’re not talking about the Jackson or Motown family. The Staples Singers were, in fact, a family from Chicago, and much like the Jackson family, it had a patriarch, Pops Staples. Other family members […]
Robert Plant has been touring the country with his is about to begin another tour across the US with his current band The Sensational Space Shifters, supporting the latest album ‘Carry Fire’ and the band has just added more fall dates. Note the festival that will be included in this expanded tour… September 9th, St. […]