It’s been 50 years since we turned on the TV and hear a song from the opening of a TV show that included the lyrics “Hey hey we’re the Monkees, and people say we monkey around” but as they say what comes around goes around, thus the 60s music sensation known as the Monkees have […]
As they say, it is better to have love and lost than never to have loved at all. In music terms, it’s better to have had at least one hit single, than never to have hit the charts. One hit wonders are songs that we fall in love with, read all about the band or […]
Do you remember the recent Tom Hanks movie ‘That Thing You Do,’ the cute story of a band from Erie PA that had one great hit song, their 15 minutes of fame? Here are more artists that heard their song on the radio, toured for the summer, and then went back to selling insurance. We […]
Let’s share another deserving band from our feature ‘A to Z.’ Today class we’ll look at the letter ‘F’ and the band Free! In 1968, four lads joined forces to become a high spirited band called Free. Free, comprised of lead singer Paul Rogers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff (lead guitarist) and Andy Fraser. Their biggest […]
Rock Star Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon have been on a roller coaster ride recently, given that the rascal and irascible Ozzy has been having an affair with a LA hair dresser. If you’re fan of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, you know that their most recent tour ‘Black Sabbath: The End’ will be their […]
Recently, Paul McCartney has been in the news, baring his soul on what it was like to be a member of the greatest band ever, from humble beginnings to the break up, the loss of a spouse and continued rumors about the breakup. Paul confesses turning to the bottle shortly after the break-up, Paul also […]
How much do you really know about the band Dire Straits? Let’s share… Dire Straits was born in 1977 in Deptford London, driven by founding members and real brothers Mark and David Knopfler. The band’s early influences were rag time music and of all groups the soulful Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Dire Straits […]
Elton John grew up in a single parent home under the birth name of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, becoming a folk then pop star, crystalized by meeting lyricist Bernie Taupin in the early 60s. Elton has won Grammys, Brit awards, Billboard, People choice, Oscar and nearly every award given, but his number one songs are the […]
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then. In the music business we call these ‘lucky once’ bands one hit wonders. Here are a few more we think are worthy of sharing… “Magnet and Steel” by Walter Egan was a top 10 hit in August of 1978, a haunting ballad/melody from an […]
The Moody Blues were a different kind of band in the mid-60s and early 70s. Imagine a rock album with a symphony in their songs? Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas and John Lodge were more than bandmates, they were longtime friends. It’s hard to believe the Moody Blues are still not in […]