Let’s take a tour of the best Rock and Roll Cities in America. All aboard to the Motor City! Detroit is the city of cars, Motown Music, the Detroit Tigers, Vernors Ginger Ale, birthplace of actors Tom Selleck, Tim Allen, and Jeff Daniels. The Motor City is also the home of great rock and roll. […]
Alice Cooper was born in the Motor City in 1941, but is still rocking the free world! Although he’s considered the father of ‘Shock Rock’ he’s had a ton of commercial success with songs like “I’m Eighteen,” “Schools’ Out” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy.’ This summer he’s joined forces with Deep Purple and the […]
Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities, and the list will surprise you. Included in this posthumous millionaire list are Elvis who earned $55 million in 2015, John Lennon and Bob Marley (who each made $21 million), James Dean, and non-singing celebrities Elizabeth Taylor and Peanuts Charles Schultz. Some circles […]
Operation Desert Shield began the nation’s longest war in 1990, the price of gas was an outrageous $1.34 a gallon, and the top movies that year were ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Ghost’ and ‘Dances with Wolves.’ The music reflected a mixture of techno and dance, as witnessed by the stars that were on the charts that year… […]
Ringo Star was the most under appreciated Beatles’ member in our view, having joined the band after the devious departure of Pete Best in the early 60s. Sure, Ringo played the part well, but most critics and historians put Ringo as one of the smartest of the Fab Four. Here are a few facts that […]
In the 60s of resistance, the Stephen Stills led Buffalo Springfield helped create a sound that became the voice of a generation, the soundtrack of what would be the most difficult decade for the country. After the group broke up, Stephen was introduced to three other like-minded musicians who formed Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. […]
Donald Fagen of Steely Dan fame might be the hardest working man in music, having been the driving force behind one of the most successful groups in all of music these past 40 years. Now he’s formed another band called the Nightflyers, playing a combination of Fagen solo, Steely Dan, and new jazz tunes. Your […]
Okay, get the cooler packed and let’s fill up the car for a road trip this month to see our favorite bands. First stop, the Derby City Louisville Kentucky for the Beatles themed ‘Abbey Road On the River’ May 25th through May 29th. Not only should Louisville be of your favorite cities, the weekend will […]
‘The Who’ is one of those bands that found an audience in the mid-60s while competing with the Beatles and Rolling Stones, releasing complex albums like “Quadrophenia” and “Tommy,” while enjoying chart success with “I Can’t Explain,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Squeeze Box.” The ‘Tommy’ LP inspired a movie and Broadway play, and elevated the […]
Doo-Wop was a style of music in the early days of Rock and Roll that allowed every street corner singer and group to play the game. Dion Francis DiMucci was born in July 1939, we know him as Dion, and we can’t thank him enough for his classic songs “Runaround Sue,” “The Wanderer” and of […]