The ‘Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is celebrating a 50th birthday this month, and PBS aired a BBC documentary called ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,’ not long ago. How popular were the Beatles in 1964? In the week ending April 4th, 1964, the Beatles had five songs in the Billboard Top 100. George Martin […]
Graham Nash of Crosby Stills Nash and Young is out on tour, supporting a new LP called ‘This Path Tonight.’ Graham is busy with a big schedule, and you’ll enjoy special guest guitarist Shane Fontayne. If you ask us this is one tour you’re not going to want to miss! Let’s show you those tour […]
What were the Top Pop LPs of 1963? Allow us to tell you… 1.) Bob Dylan – ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan 2.) The Beatles- ‘The Beatles’ 3.) With The Beatles – ‘Please Please Me’ 4.) The Beach Boys – ‘Surfin’ U.S.A.’ 5.) Peter, Paul and Mary – ‘Moving’ 6.) Johnny Cash – ‘Blood, Sweat and […]
Growing up around 9 Mile and Woodward (north of downtown Detroit) in Ferndale, MI were Billy Henderson, Edgar Edwards, Bobby Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson who formed a musical group, initially known as the Domingoes. In 1961, the boys in the band renamed themselves The Spinners, and had their first charted hit with “That’s […]
He’s ‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen, and for nearly 40 years Bruce has been rocking the free world with over 100 million in record sales and countless tours. It’s hard to pick one album that stands out above the rest, but here are our top five albums from him. “Born to Run” sold nearly seven million […]
Reading a book is still one of the most relaxing and soothing hobbies anyone can have, and we wanted to suggest a few of the autobiographies or best sellers worth spending time with. Frank Zappa was more than an unusual musician; he was an artist with strong political and social opinions. If you don’t mind […]
If you ever get the chance to take a road trip, be sure to make it to Cleveland, Ohio and check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Every conceivable artifact, guitar, outfit, playbill, ticket stub and photography is on display there. A new exhibit called the “Power of Rock” has just opened, and […]
Just last week we shared the news that Kid Rock was seriously thinking of running for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 midterms, making us wonder what rocker or musician actually ran for a political office. This list will surprise you… Sonny Bono successful served as a congressman for the 44th District (Palm Springs) in […]
The 69th annual Emmy Awards will be hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert, September 17, on CBS. The nominees were announced a while ago, and rock fans will smile with the news. Among the various nominees, Ron Howard’s ‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years’ was nominated in five categories, including Outstanding Documentary […]
Recently David Bowie was bestowed an honor not often given to rock stars; ‘David Bowie Tribute and 70th Birthday Celebration’ at the Double A Bowie Baysox affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles. David Robert Jones, better known as David Bowie, died January 10th, 2016, two days after the release of his last album ‘Blackstar’ a record […]