Ed Sheeran and Drake have made ballads cool again, both selling millions of copies of songs that are perfect for lovers, ballads that tough the heart. What were the best love ballads of the 80s and 90s? George Michael and Wham’s “Careless Whisper,” is a favorite, as is “How About Us” by Champaign, “Cherish” by […]
If you’re a fan of David Coverdale and his open shirt pose, you’re in luck. Whitesnake, the 80s group that hit the charts with “Here I Go Again” “Is This Love” and “Still of the Night” is about to release ‘Unzipped’ a collection of acoustic and unreleased songs in mid-October. ‘Unzipped’ will be available in […]
Soon there won’t be anyone left that HASN’T played Vegas, as news this week broke that legendary band Aerosmith will take a residency in Sin City in 2019. The show will be called ‘Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild’ and begins in April of 2019 at the new Park MGM resort in Park Theater. If you’ve loved […]
Prince is one of the greatest artists and musicians of all-time. His talent ranged from singing to performing to playing the music itself on so many different instruments, so it’s no surprise that his music is desired by many. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us but his music still is. In recent Prince news, […]
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 […]