Steve Perry was the lead singer of the 80s super group Journey for many years, but left the band in 1993 due to emotional distress and medical reasons. Recently Steve announced plans to get back into the studio and make another solo album, his latest’s since 1994, when he released “For the Love of Strange […]
The Temptations, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Four Tops all recorded on the Motown music label, singing with Berry Gordy as teenagers while wandering the streets of Detroit. Here’s what you may not know about the greatest music genre of all lime… Berry was an amateur fighter with a losing record, giving the fight […]
In 1982 the price of a gallon of gas was under a $1, the top movies of the year were ‘ET,’ ‘On Golden Pond,’ and ‘Chariots of Fire.’ What was the music like in 1982? John Cougar Mellencamp “Hurts So Good” Survivor “Eye Of The Tiger” Scorpions “No One Like You” Journey “Open Arms” Joan […]
Sir Elton John was on the charts a while ago with a single called “Looking Up,” and it made us realize that Elton’s been on the charts for nearly half a century. This song may or may not be a number one song, but it’s a great opportunity to remind everyone of his top selling […]
Bands that hit the charts with a great song – then go back to their day jobs are called artists referred to as ‘One Hit Wonders.’ Here are a few of our favorite one-hit wonders… “Black Betty” is an old blues tune from the early 1920s credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, but ‘Ram Jam,’ […]
You have probably never heard of a man named L.A. Reid. L.A. is a top record executive that wrote a memoir last year that stayed on the bookshelves for a long while. In the book, he details the real feud between Michael Jackson and his bother Jermaine. If you’re a fan of the Jackson family, […]
The Grammys are the biggest music award a musician can earn in his/her time as an artist and for about the last 15 years this award show was held in Los Angeles. Well, after a ton of rumors it can now be announced that New York City will be hosting the 2018 Grammys! The last […]
You might consider Michael McDonald one of the founding fathers of rock, pop, soul and commercial music; it’s hard to find a more influential musician whose fingerprints are on as many bands. The super groups Steely Dan (yes Michael was a member of the band when they toured in the early 70s) and the Doobie […]
The following Paul Anka fun facts will surprise you – he’s Canadian, wrote the theme show for the Johnny Carson TV show (earning him millions in license royalties), had a number one song with “Diana” at the age of 14. Paul also wrote the Buddy Holly song “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” a few months before […]
It’s Wednesday and the work week has been going by slow. Here are a few rock and roll fun facts to get you a little more excited about the day… Be sure to visit Winslow, AZ before you leave this earth. If and when you do, you’ll find a life size statue “standing on the […]