Stevie Nicks is a rock and roll goddess, making history and music for over 40 years, thriving in the band Fleetwood Mac, all while sustaining a huge solo career. After competition in a sixth grade talent contest, Stevie knew she wanted to be a singing star. Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham met at a high school […]
Let’s play rock and roll did you know? Did you know that.. Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” was originally entitled “Brown Skinny Girl” until the record label mad Jim change the song title. The 80’s song “99 Luftballons” by Nina was actually a protest song over the Cold War going on between then US President […]
Southern rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July; Pickup Trucks, and the Confederate Flag. In our humble opinion, here are some of our favorite southern rockers of all time… The Marshall Tucker Band (Spartanburg, SC) rocked the house in the 70s until the death of […]
They say you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives. Having a family business is part of the American entrepreneurial dream and building a company or brand side by side with a brother or sister can be both rewarding and difficult. Here are a few that knew all about it.. The Allman […]
Bruce Springsteen has been a significant force in music since his appearance on the cover to Time magazine in 1976. Now Bruce spills the beans in his latest autobiography entitled ‘Born to Run.’ He’s found the time to support that release with a book singing tour. Here are the relevant dates and cities.. September 27 […]
Jethro Tull began in mid-1967, born a popular bar band from Luton England. This rock and roll band was very unusual, in that it featured a non-typical instrument – the flute! Vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, bassists Glenn Cornick and Jeffrey Hammond, and Dave Pegg, keyboardist John Evan, drummers Clive Bunker, Doane Perry, and […]
Let’s take a moment and celebrate the women of Motown… Diana Ross was the centerpiece of Motown for many years, becoming the voice for the most top 10 singles within the company. Her relationship with founder Berry Gordy had always been an issue to the point that Berry is actually (although a secret for decades) […]
It’s not uncommon for a song to be written by an artist, then handing that song off to a friend in the business because for some reason, the writer never got around to recording the song. We’re not talking about the term ‘cover’ (recording your version of a hit song) but simply writing the song […]
There’s football in the air, cooling temperatures, and new television shows to watch. Fall is officially here, and so is Monday. Here are your Monday morning music headlines… Although Prince has passed on, his ex-wife Mayte Garcia has decided to jump on the money train by writing a book about the two of them, due […]
Let’s show case another band that we’ve included into our ‘A to Z.’ Here is the letter ‘H.’ Okay, the temptation to write about Hall and Oates is overwhelming, but for the letter H we want to share our thoughts on is the lesser known Uriah Heep. Smack dab in the middle of Led Zeppelin, […]