One of the hardest working, blue-collar musicians of the 60s and 70s, has to be Bob Seger, a man who rose from lower middle class in the Motor City to become a superstar rocker, hitting the charts for over 40 years. Bob hit the charts in the 60s with “Ramblin Gamblin Man” “Night Moves” and […]
Billy Idol made Hollywood news a few years, playing himself in a cameo role in the Adam Sandler “The Wedding Singer” film, but he’d rather let his music be his calling card. “White Wedding,” “Dancing With Myself,” “Eyes Without a Face,” and “Cradle of Love” were all memorable songs, generating superstar status for the mand […]
Earlier in the year, we wrote about an auction in New York that would be offering guitars from some of the most famous musicians of our time. Here’s how that “Music Icons” New York City, Julien’s Auctions Hard Rock Café went down… George Harrison and Robbie Robertson’s (The Band) guitars both sold for more than […]
We know that many popular acts are now taking ‘residencies’ in Las Vegas, tempting their fans to come to see them. This summer and fall, the following acts are waiting for you to buy an airline ticket or drive on over and visit with them. Celine Dion – The Colosseum, Caesars Palace – June 1st […]
All the way from suburban Chicago and the late 70s, Styx continues to rock the free world. “Lady” “Come Sail Away” and “Blue Collar Man” made the band plenty of money, along with all the trappings of fame. One of the founding members Dennis DeYoung has been missing from the lineup for a few years, […]
The 2018 ‘Happy Together’ tour starring Ron Dante of The Archies, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Paul Revere & the Raiders lead singer Mark Lindsay, The Cowsills, Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron, and The Association will be on stage this year. 6/7 – Jacksonville, FL 6/8 – Biloxi, MI 6/9 – Montgomery, AL 6/10 […]
Bruce Springsteen has received a special Tony for his Broadway show that has been selling out since last year, and this honor made up think of the best songs from the ‘Boss’ that we would need if ever stranded on a desert island… “Born to Run,” the LP and the title track show how an […]
Millions of music fans visited their neighborhood record store this past April, getting those hard to find albums, Extended Plays, and vinyl offerings, generating (pun intended) record sales. The numbers and in, and we thought it would be cool to share what others bought this day. 733,000 vinyl albums were sold in the nation; here […]
An unlikely pair of stars, Sting and reggae star Shaggy get together this fall for a tour that will prove to be interesting and highly entertaining, supporting their collaboration LP ‘44/876.’ Here are the confirmed dates and locations. 9/15 – Miami Beach, FL 9/17 – Atlanta, GA 9/19 – Oxon Hill, MD 9/20 – Philadelphia, […]
There were plenty of commercially successful soul bands in the 70s, perhaps a decade that seems more diverse then than now. If we created a list of soul rockers from the 70s these stars would be on that list… Earth, Wind and Fire from Chicago set soul, rock and pop records with chart-busting singles, sell-out […]