It is with great sadness we report that Ray Thomas, the virtuoso Flautist of the Mood Blues, has died at the age of 76. Ray died, suddenly at his Surrey England home; no official cause of death has been released. The light that shines brightly in this dark announcement is that Ray has lived to […]
Category: Oldies
ABBA, Elton and Queen Specials This January
If you’re able to get the REELZ channel from your current subscriber, 2018 will be a rocking good year for you, as the network has announced they will present six new original series, plus new episodes of five returning viewer favorites, and an additional four more specials. The specials will deal with ABBA, ‘ABBA: When […]
Happy Birthday Elvis!
The Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony gets underway this morning at Graceland’s North Lawn, celebrating the birth of Elvis, January 8th, 1935. Today’s ceremony will be followed up by the ribbon cutting of his new “Hollywood Backlot” exhibit later in the day… Elvis died in his bathroom in his luxurious Memphis home on August 16th, 1977. […]
Paul McCartney is Pure Money
It was recently reported that the Paul McCartney ‘One on One’ tour in 2017 generated more than $130 million dollars. Consider that Paul provided less than 40 tour stops, from spring to the end of the year, and you have a memorable tour. ‘Pure McCartney’ was released in 2016, but fans want to hear the […]
Elton’s Grammy Concert and Show
Elton John may simply the most consistent, talented, and celebrated performer of our time. Grammy Hall of Fame, Songwriters Halls of Fame, over 250 million records sold, more Gold and Platinum records than we can mention, and he’s still a really nice man. Right in front of the Grammys this year, they’ll be a concert […]
Here Are Your Hall of Fame Newbies and Snubs
Congratulations to the Moody Blues, Dire Straits, the Cars, Nina Simone and Bon Jovi for being selected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. To be eligible for induction, the artist or band are eligible 25 years after their first commercial recording and deemed to have a significant impact on the music […]
Do You Remember 1967 Like We Do?
The postage stamp was just $.05 cents, a gallon of gas was priced at $.50 cents, and “Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra won the Grammy for Song of the Year. If we were to take a time machine back to this date in April of 1967, what would we hear on the radio? […]
The Five Question – ‘How Smart Are You?’ Quiz
It’s hard to get any work done between Christmas and New Year, so let’s have some fun and test your rock and roll knowledge – no peeking as the answers are below… 1.) This music group holds the record for appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. 2.) “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was […]
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Fleetwood Mac’ Reissue coming January 19th
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Fleetwood Mac’ from 1975 is getting a reissue release of January 19th, giving Fleetwood Mac fans a chance to hear updated and alternate versions of the tunes that appeared on this eventual game changing LP. This offering will be available in three CDs, one vinyl LP, and DVD. This Fleetwood Mac reissue will […]
Soon it Will Be ‘Sir Ringo’ and ‘Sir Barry’
Getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is considered the highest honor for a musician, but in England, there is one honor that rises above all others; being Knighted by the Queen! News leaked from Buckingham Palace this week that sole survivor of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, and Beatle Ringo Starr have […]