At first blush the name Jimmy Webb does is not a familiar one, but it should be. Jimmy Webb is one of the most prolific songwriters in music, having written million dollar sellers like “Up, Up and Away,” for the Fifth Dimension, “Wichita Lineman,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston,” for Glen Campbell, […]
Van Halen fanatics who love the band with David Lee Roth as its front man think this version of the group is the bomb, while those that love “I Can’t Drive 55” think that Sammy Hagar took Van Halen to new heights. Let’s learn a little more about Sammy… Sammy was born in Salinas, California […]
Here’s an idea; take an incredible vacation in Mexico while your favorite stars rock the house every night! In October and November, the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico becomes ‘The Inaugural Rock Getaway’ experience. It’s like those rock cruise’s you’ve been reading about, but on land. Special guests that week will be Roger […]
Don McClean made more news a few weeks ago when it was revealed that his tune “American Pie” (the day the music died, Buddy Holly plane crash 19590) would be secured in the National Library of Congress. It’s where audio called the ‘National Recording Registry,’ or recordings that culturally or historically reflect life in the […]
Tommy Roe is a Georgia native, credited with being one of the founding fathers of the ‘bubblegum’ music genre. Tommy’s career almost didn’t happen; here’s the scoop… As an aspiring singer he found enough money to record a song he’d written called “Shelia.” No one in the States would touch it, but oddly enough the […]
Pink Floyd is considered one of the most influential progressive/rock bands of all time, selling over 250 million albums during their run. Their greatest accomplishments have been the LPs “Dark Side of the Moon,” released in 1973, and the more commercial album, “The Wall,” hitting the airwaves in 1979. It’s hard to imagine where the […]
Journey has finally been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and all is right with the world now! Lead singer Steve Perry attended the ceremonies at Barclays Center a few weeks ago to accept the award with fellow Journey band members, but did not perform with the group that night, giving way […]
Identifying the radical ‘anti-war’ songs from the 60s is relatively easy. “War” by Edwin Star or “Give Peace a Chance,” was obviously written in protest of the Vietnam War. There were a few popular songs that were part of the peace moment that weren’t so obvious… “Blowing in the Wind” stand today as the single […]
We just spoke about Prince and his unreleased “Deliverance” that was available on streaming services like Amason Music, Google Play, Apple Music and iTunes. Well, this six-song EP will no longer be available via those services after a legal action caused it to be taken away from us. “Deliverance” the single was available on those […]
John Oates (Hall and Oates fame) has joined the ranks of other rock stars who decided their life’s story would be interesting to read about so he’s written his memoir calling it ‘Change of Seasons.’ John is not the first to write it all down; in fact there are a few ‘best sellers.’ Here are […]