Charles Edward Anderson Berry was not the fastest guitarist, nor the loudest, nor the most talented player. Charles was simply one of rock and roll’s first showmen; and now Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. Chuck Berry was the pioneer of rock and roll, influencing the genre’s greatest talents. John Lennon of […]
The U.K.’s postal agency is planning on honoring the late David Bowie with a new series of commemorative stamps, available now. The series will feature Bowie postage stamps, six stamps that will feature the cover art of his albums, four showing him on stage at various stages of his life. Who else has received such […]
ZZ Top is one of the most endearing rock bands of our time; keep in mind when we say ‘our time’ that includes the 50+ years of music and tours. Did you know that the only member of the band that does not have a beard is named Frank Beard? Recently the band added more […]
The news of her death won’t cause people to talk at the water cooler, nor will it lead the NBC Nightly News, but we’re saddened to hear that Joni Sledge, one of the Sledge sisters (“We Are Family”) died earlier this week at the age of 60. Joni was found in her Phoenix home over […]
Pat Benatar has released a new single called “Shine,” intended to show support for the recent Washington DC Women’s March. Pat has always been a voice for women’s rights; who could forget her memorable ‘Love is a Battlefield,” and ‘We Belong” tunes that raised critical feminine issues? Pat and long-time husband Neil are our on […]
Save your money for some new and familiar music to purchase this March. Colon Hay (Men at Work) releases his latest effort ‘Fierce Mercy,’ while Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes rerelease ‘The Fever: Remastered Epic Recordings,’ a two-CD set of earlier works. One of our favorite bands, The Byrds, takes us back to a […]
We mentioned the Memphis Music Hall of Fame the other day, so let’s share the list of some of the wonderful musicians that have made it to this prestigious hall… Longtime Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore, Charlie Rich, Sam and Dave, the group Big Star, Carl Perkins and of course Elvis, Johnny Cash, Albert King, Carla […]
1972 was an interesting year; the Olympics were marred with the massacre of 11 athletes from Israel by Arab Gunman, here at home the Watergate scandal is about to explode, and the top movie was ‘The French Connection’ starring Gene Hackman (he also won the best actor award). What were the top songs of the […]
You know what it means to ‘cover a song’ right? It’s when an artist records their version of a song written by someone else. More often than not the original song remains the more popular or preferred version; but here are the covers that we believe outdo the originals… 1.) “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” […]
Styx, REO Speedwagon, and the former Eagles Don Felder must really like each other because they’re going to be spending a lot of time together this summer. Oddly, as talented as these performers are, only Don Felder (by way of the Eagles) is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here are the ‘United […]