It’s time for another Beatles bite! The little known song “In Spite of All the Danger” was the first recording by the Quarrymen, the precursor to the Beatles in the late 50s, and was written by Paul and George. If you look closely on the disc you will see McCartney/Harrison. It’s the only time the […]
Category: Oldies
Pop To The Hall – Part One
There are many ‘Hall of Fames…’ Canada has its own. Song writers have a Hall of Fame, every state in the Union, the Grammy’s, the NAACP, and BET all have Hall of Fames. Not to be outdone, the America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame announced its latest inductees, and this honor will be bestowed to […]
Our Motown Minute – Part Two
Motown music is perhaps the greatest export from the city of Detroit we’ve ever seen. Sure, we love the Mustangs and GTOs, but it was the music that put the Motor City on the map, as much as it was their automotive contributions. Let’s take a look at one of the stars from the Motown […]
A B.B. King Documentary
The late Blues guitarist legend B.B. King will be the subject of an upcoming American Masters documentary on PBS, airing February 12th, and will feature Bono, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, The Stones Mike Taylor, Paul Rogers, Joe Walsh and more. Riley B. King was born in Mississippi in 1925 to a share cropper’s family, and […]
Billy Joel’s Upcoming Tour
Captain Jack is on tour again in 2016, and it’s a live performance you will not want to miss. Billy Joel has sustained stardom since his “Piano Man’ days in the mid-70s, and holds the record for appearances at New York’s MSG, has earned countless Grammy and Billboard awards, and was once married to Christie […]
Monday Music Headlines
Let’s start the week of with some music news headlines… It’s been a tough January for our favorite stars and singers. Celine Dion lost her husband and manager René, as well as her brother Daniel, to cancer, Robert Stigwood the Bee Gees long time manager and business genius, Alan Rickman from Harry Potter has died, […]