Recently we were asked by you to name a few groups that were very successful, but not considered the superstars of their era. You know, our favorite blue collar bands. Here are a couple of our favorites… The band Three Dog Night has had a tough year in 2015, losing original members Cory Wells and […]
Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin died unexpectedly a week ago from a freak car accident. Unfortunately, we have ourselves another celebrity joining the ‘27’ club. There is this belief that some celebrities die from various suspicious causes, oddly at the age of 27. The ‘27’ Club has many famous members whose lives were cut short. […]
America celebrates the Fourth of July today with parades, fireworks displays, concerts, great food, and lots of beers. We know that the good ole U.S.A. is a winning theme for music of all types, so let’s check out the best patriotic songs of our time… “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen is the ultimate […]
Foreigner is still alive and kicking, back on the road this summer. You know of course that the band consists of Mick Jones the founder of the band, along with a group of talented musicians that always brings the house down. Yes Lou Gramm is still alive, having gone through a serious health scare a […]
In New York City, and literally every major urban area, (most notably along the Atlantic seaboard) young teenage men sang on street corners looking to be discovered. The sound was called Doo Wop, and as it turned out, not all the stars from this early music genre were from New York City. Here are a […]
You might think that at the age of 13 when your dad leaves home, your family penniless and near ruin, that life would be short and painful. You would be right if your name wasn’t Robert Clark Seger. Bob and family weathered the storm so early in his life, with Bob realizing at the age […]
The Kennedy Center announced last week the selections of five well deserving honorees, receiving the prestigious 2016 Kennedy Center Honors. Short of the Presidential Medal of Honor, this award is the most desirable form of recognition any artist could imagine. Mavis Staples, James Taylor, and the Eagles are the American musical inductees, while actor Al […]
By now, everyone knows of Pandora and Uber. Both make our lives more convenient and for the most part, we can’t get enough of them. These days, the two are combining efforts to make for one great idea, ad free music! Drivers in Australia, New Zealand, and the US will have ad free music brought […]
The Movie “Get On Up,” starring the incredible talents of actor Chadwick Boseman, turned out to be a great film when released a while ago, and may be the best adaptation of the life of the Godfather of Soul, the man, the incomparable James Brown. Here are a few things about the legend you may […]
In the mid-60s, music was a collective patchwork of rock, Motown, folk, and soul. One of bands that broke through the noise was a fairly normal singing group called the 5th Dimension. The group had mass appeal in that the members were clean cut, avoided controversy, and sounded so good many radio formats could play […]