The ‘Cooperstown’ of music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, announced its 2018 nominees list a few weeks ago; 19 total candidates are now eligible, and nine have been nominated for the very first time. One of the nominees is the soulful 70s group Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. The band Rufus was a popular […]
In a recent auction Prince’s handwritten note for the lyrics of his hit songs “Purple Rain,” and “The Ladder,” along with other personal items yielded thousands of dollars for his estate. In addition to the handwritten lyrics, other items included in the auction were yellow boots worn onstage for live concerts from his touring years, […]
The Rolling Stones and HBO are teaming up to bring you a documentary you won’t want to miss called ‘Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge,’ airing November 6th and 7th at 9 p.m. ET. ‘Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge’ is divided into two, two-hour portions, and if you love The Clash, Bruce, the Sex […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2018 nominees, including 19 deserving artists, nine nominated for the very first time. Thankfully the Moody Blues and the Cars were among the nominees, but what about a handful of stars that surely deserves to be nominated? The Doobie Brothers have been snubbed again this year. […]
1973 was a solid year for music; disco was about to rear its head and dominate the music charts for the next 6 years. What did we listen to back then? Check out the year-end ranking of the best tunes from 1973… 1.) “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney and Wings 2.) “We’re an […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2018 nominees a while ago. The list includes 19 singers or bands, nine nominated for the very first time. One of the nominees is the group the J. Geils Band. John was born in New York City, getting his first taste for music playing the trumpet […]
The summer flew by this year, with fall settling in; the crisp air bringing in bonfires and Saturday night football games The fall also delivers on the best live shows each year, the ‘RockFest 80’s’ concert, held this year will November 4th and 5th, at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The festival’s lineup […]
You may not remember what you were doing on October 27th, 1975, but you can bet Bruce Springsteen does. This date is the day he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. “Born to Run” his groundbreaking album was climbing the charts, and the Time cover proved Bruce was the future of rock and roll. […]
Here are your Monday morning music news headlines… Sadly, we’ve lost a few of our favorite singers these past few weeks. Jimmy Beaumont the former lead singer of the Skyliners has died at the age of 77 in early October, while the man who produced many of the ‘Philly Sound’ songs from Harold Melvin, Lou […]
Jackson Browne has been considered one of the founders of California folk and rock, hitting the charts with “Doctor My Eyes” and “Running on Empty” while earning countless awards along the way. Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and lent his celebrity to social issues fighting world hunger […]