Everyone loves to gossip, usually, the chit chat is based on a scandal. What are a few of the more memorable rock scandals? Who could forget Elvis Presley thrusting his hips on TV during a performance of “Hound Dog” in 1956 on the Milton Berle show? What a ruckus that caused! Marvin Gaye was tragically […]
Walter Becker was one-half of the famous Steely Dan band, tragically passing away a few weeks ago. Walter wrote or co-wrote “FM (No Static At All),” “My Old School,” “Deacon Blues,” “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” and “Hey 19,” Steely Dan’s biggest hits. Donald Fagen recently announced that in Walter’s honor the show […]
“Life In 12 Bars” is an exciting Showtime documentary that chronicles the life and times of Eric Clapton, premiering in a few days at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary was directed by the “Driving Miss Daisy’ star and Oscar-winner Lili Fini Zanuck. “Life In 12 Bars” will also air on Showtime in […]
Here are the latest rock and roll headlines… The remaining Todd Rundgren “Yes 2017 Festival of Love Tour’ has been canceled due to the death of Yes guitarist Steve Howe’s son Virgil. Virgil was in his own band called Little Barrie, but if you watch the ‘Better Call Saul’ TV show, you’ll hear him in […]
What were the most significant television moments in rock and roll, the events that changed everything? Doris Day and Mitch Miller were on the music charts in January of 1964, prior to the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. On February 9, 1964, the Fab Four performed “All My Loving,” “I Saw Her Standing […]
Flowers are a great gift for a girlfriend, wife, or friend needing a quick pick me up. In music, flowers have also been a great pick up me from the radio. Here are some of our favorite hits that involve flowers! America scored it big with a soft tune that had a woman’s name double […]
Bob Dylan has been making great music for over 50 years; and recently in the news in a second-hand way, as Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Joan Osborne has a new LP called ‘The Songs of Bob Dylan’ out, keeping Robert top of mind. Robert Allen Zimmerman was born May 24, 1941, and was one […]
Tommy James and the Shondells began their musical journey in Niles, Michigan (that’s a city on the western side of the state near Chicago). Thomas Gregory Jackson was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1947, and moved to Niles as a young boy. The Shondells signed a record deal with a local Niles radio station owner […]
Music is intended to make you feel good. When we turn up our favorite song in the car, we imagine ourselves on stage with Journey or Ozzy, a guitar in hand, cheering fans urging us to stay in the spotlight. Here are more of the songs that make us feel so good… Michael Sembello’s “Maniac” […]
The ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer. The much celebrated Ron Howard documentary was met with great success, nominated for various awards… Did you know…? Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best early on, but he didn’t play on the single “Love Me Do,” because manager George Martin wasn’t happy […]