Norman Greenbaum came from a middle class Jewish family in suburban Boston, and after attending Hebrew school as a young boy, he set his sights on becoming a respected music teacher during his first two years at Boston University. Well, life is not always as well planned as our parents would like. Norman began to […]
Southern Rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, and pickup trucks. Here’s part two of our top 10 Southern Rock Classic Rock bands of all time… The Marshall Tucker Band (Spartanburg, SC) rocked the house in the 70s until the death of bassist Tommy Caldwell […]
Neil Young is Canadian. So are Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, John Kay from Steppenwolf, Blood Sweat and […]
Frank Sinatra Jr., the son Frank Sinatra, has died while on tour of cardiac arrest at the age of 72. Frank Jr. had been in Daytona Beac,h Florida in concert when he succumbed to the illness. In one of the more interesting Sinatra stories from the early 60s, Frank Jr. was kidnapped at the age […]
What were the top selling Motown singles of all time? Everyone loves a great Motown song, but we’re guessing you can’t name them… The list will surprise you. Here are the top three… “Baby Love” by the Supremes sold the third most units/singles of all of Motown. The legendary Funk Brothers played all the instruments […]
Southern Rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, Pickup Trucks, and the Confederate Flag. There have been many Southern sounds over the years, adding home southern home cooking to the menu. In our humble opinion, here’s part one of our top 10 ‘Southern Rock’ classic […]
The estate of the late music icon Michael Jackson has agreed to sell one half of the singer’s music catalog to Sony Music for just over $750 million dollars. The deal for Jackson’s half-share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog will also give Sony sole ownership of works by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, […]
Beatles’ legend, Sir Paul McCartney, has announced a new 2016 concert tour called ‘One on One.’ The announced cities and venues will surprise you. On a personal note It’s been a sad year for Paul and the remaining living Beatles, and the 5th Beatle George Martin passed away at the age of 90 a few […]
Disco dominated the music scene for nearly a decade until nature took over and began to thin the herd, eventually rubbing out Disco by the late 70s. Here is part two of ‘The Best of Disco.’ “Le Freak” by Chic introduced Nile Rogers and Bernard Evans to the forefront of music, enabling each to be […]
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. Imagine building a company or brand side by side with a brother or sister – it can be both rewarding and difficult. Here’s part two or our look at rockers that […]