Rock and Rollers put in work every single day of the week, so we thought’ we’d list your favorite Rock songs by the day of the week. In this edition we’re looking at the weekend! Boy oh boy do we love the weekend. Here’s our part two of “Rock This Day.” Friday “Friday on My […]
It’s time for another Motown Minute! Steveland Hardaway Judkins was born a premature baby on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, suffering from a condition that eventually caused him to become blind. At a very early age, Steveland began to play the piano, drums, harmonica and guitar. Talk about a prodigy, when Stevie was 11 […]
It’s difficult to name a band that originated from San Diego. We thought long and hard and the most obvious answer was right in front of us. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap are from San Diego! Follow along as it’s not as easy as it seems. Gary Puckett was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, moved […]
Did you know that legendary singer and 60s activist Bob Dylan was a collector? Over the years, Bob collected song sheets, records and tour memorabilia. They all sold recently to the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa for an estimated $15 to $20 million. The collection is estimated to be worth at […]
Jackson Browne is an icon of Rock, California and Folk music that carries the same message of hope and change as it did 40+ years ago. Jackson continues to promote his latest “Standing in the Breach,” which was released in 2014 with a fairly busy touring schedule. Here are April and May’s 2016 U.S. tour […]
Today we’re going to talk about one of the Beatles’ most popular songs, “Back in the U.S.S.R.,” from the double disc ‘The Beatles’ album in 1968. Paul wrote the song while they were in Rishikesh, India, studying Transcendental Meditation. Yes, the song is a tribute to Chuck Berry and “Back in the U.S.A,” but most […]
Elvin Bishop (Fooled Around and Fell in Love) has good news to share. He’s going to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis in May. Who are a few others that you’ll recognize now in the Blues Hall of Fame? Check out this list… B.B King of course is in the Hall, […]
What are the bestselling Rock Albums of all time? This list will surprise you. The artists on the list certainly won’t though. Big name after big name had huge selling albums during their time and these are some of those albums that were selling faster than hot cakes. Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and John Bon Jovi’s […]
How about another Beatles Bite? The Beatles were heavily influenced by the music heard on the British radio coming from America. The soul version in the late 50s “Twist and Shout” had an amazing influence on each of them. Phil Spector’s LA group called the ‘Top Notes’ released the initial version, then the Isley Brothers […]
So what’s in a name? Well often times the band we love was not really the band that began under the name we love them for. You know Richard Steven Valenzuela had his name changed to Richie Valens by his agent right? And Eddie Money was born Eddie Mahoney, or Chicago began as Chicago Transit […]