Edwin Star hit the charts with “War,” a Vietnam protest song in 1970, a tune well ahead of its time. Edwin also charted with “25 Miles” and “S.O.S.” This talented performer was born in Tennessee, but moved to the Motor City as a child, later moving to London in the 90s primarily due to his […]
Let’s share another deserving band from our feature ‘A to Z.’ Today, 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 was lead singer Paul Rogers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff (lead guitarist) and Andy Fraser. Their biggest commercial hit […]
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is planning a three-day open air concert in October of this year, featuring Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. In the spirit of ‘Woodstock,’ the scheduled performers seem to have an activist tone or history to their years of rock, while […]
In the 60s, the British Invasion began one February night on the nationally televised ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ with the four long haired boys known as the Beatles. Not far behind were great bands like Eric Burdon and the Animals. Let’s spend more time sharing fund facts about Eric and the boys… The Animals actually broke […]
The Beatles were the good boys with long hair (long by the early 60s standards), the Rolling Stones the bad boys, and finally, Eric Burdon and the Animals were known as the dirty boys. Formed in England in the early 60s, the Animals were a hard band to categorize. They were certainly psychedelic, but also […]
The O’Jays, a 70s soul group from Canton, Ohio, was one of the most successful bands from the 70s, earning fame and fortune with great songs like “Love Train,” “I Love Music,” “For the Love Of Money,” “Used to Be My Girl” and more. Did you know that they first recorded under the name of […]
You know how rumors start. The topic is always juicy, scandalous yes interesting but often untrue. Let’s dispel a few of the more interesting classic rumors… Yes, both Duane Allman and bandmate Barry Oakley died from nearly identical motorcycle accidents in Macon ,Georgia a year apart, but neither hit a peach truck as it was […]
It’s hard to pick the single most influential soul group from the 60s and 70s, but any ‘Top 5’ list would have to include Earth Wind & Fire. The band’s founder Maurice White never liked the name the ‘Salty Pepper’s and one day discovered his primary astrological sign was Fire, with seasonal qualities of Earth […]
Sometimes death is a great career move. Well, that’s a line from a movie, but it’s often true. For some reason, a person’s passing makes us think of only the good things about that person; when it comes to music we think it also tends to lead us to believe they were more talent that […]
Often times great movies make a song a hit, or a hit song draws attention to a movie that needs a little box office attention. Here are examples of movies that used classic songs to enrich a scene, or add drama to the storyline. “St Elmo’s Fire” from John Parr from the movie of same […]