The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, so this week we’re taking a closer look at each inductee. The 2017 class is Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes. Let’s learn more about Joan Baez… Joan was born in Staten Island in 1941, growing […]
It’s hard to believe that the Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, and most of our favorite tunes are nearly 50 years old. Fortunately the artists themselves have chronicled their journey in words. Here are a few books worth checking into… “I Am Brian Wilson” by Brian Wilson rolls back the curtain on the early Beach Boy […]
Bruce Springsteen’s needed a song in the early days to polish off an album, so he wrote “Blinded by the Night,” which did appear on the LP, but became a monumental hit for the Manfred Mann Band. What are a few other ‘cover’ fun facts? “Time is On My Side” by the Rolling Stones was […]
Bachman–Turner Overdrive was a driving rock force that began in the early 70s from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, and started a musical fire that spread all through the land. The band released 10 studio, 5 Live, and 11 compilation albums over the years. Here are our favorite BTO tunes… “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” proved to […]
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced last week, and it includes a bunch of deserving inductees. Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes will be enshrined at Barclays Center in New York this spring. Let’s share more about the band Yes… The band began in […]
The Kinks had a long run in the 60s and 70s, generating great songs like “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of The Night” and “Lola.” Ray and Dave Davies began their musical journey in the early 60s, but seemed to be out shadowed by the Who, Beatles, Eric Burdon, and other British […]
As we continue to be bombarded by holiday music this December, we’ll hear Bruce Springsteen, Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, and plenty of Paul McCartney tunes. What were the top Christmas songs from the 50s? This list will take you back to a more innocent time… • Please Come Home For Christmas (Charles Brown, 1959) • […]
How prolific were the songwriters Lennon/McCartney? Did you know that the Beatles first LP contained 14 songs, 10 of which were written in just over 12 hours? Rock provided much irony. Did you know that Motorhead’s Lemmy once worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix? The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” was given its title when […]
One of the movies that seem to get a lot of TV time this holiday season is the classic movie ‘Home Alone’ starring Macaulay Culkin and Daniel Stern. Have you ever noticed the great music used in the film? Take a look at the terrific songs used in the Home Alone Soundtrack… “Have Yourself a […]
1978 was an interesting year. Disco was hanging on by a thread, fading like an old pair of jeans, and rock was starting to regain its grip on popular music. The 80s was just a few years away and the artists that hit the charts in 1978 would prove to have the staying power through […]