Category: Oldies

The Classic Northwest, an Event You Have to Check Out

Many of your favorite bands played a few weeks ago at Citi Field in New York City. The event was underneath the ‘Classic’ umbrella in name, one in the east and one in the west, featuring The Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Earth Wind and Fire and more. The nearly simultaneous concerts were so successful, […]

Fall Tour Dates for Judy Collins and Stephen Stills

Stephen was the lead guitarist for one of the most influential groups in the 60s and 70s, Judy the songwriter and poet for a generation. Now, Stephen Stills and Judy Collins are bound together in song and tour this summer. Their collaboration duet LP ‘Everybody Knows,’ was released a few weeks ago, the touring designed […]

A Gathering of Rock Stars You Won’t Want to Miss

If you’re under a tight budget and can spend money on only one concert tour this summer this Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter Band thing might be the live show to choose. Deep Purple gave the world “Hush,” “My Woman From Tokyo,” and “Smoke On The Water,” while Alice Cooper’s “I’m 18,” and “Schools […]

The Best Beatles Ballads

It’s hard to imagine where we’d be without the Beatles. When the Fab Four took the Ed Sullivan stage in February of 1964, everything changed. The boys in the band record plenty of rock and psychedelic songs, but it’s the ballads that made them universally famous. Here’s our short list of Best Beatles Ballads.. “Yesterday” […]

The 50th Birthday Celebration Continues

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 […]

The Top Pop LPs of 1963!

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 […]