Rock and roll in the 70s was Southern, hard, Urban, and or California in nature, but we rarely salute the great Soul Rockers of the 70s. We’re going to take two days to recognize the incredible contributions of ‘Soul Rockers From the 70s.’ The Chicago born Earth Wind and Fire was so far ahead it’s […]
Let’s take a look at more cover songs coming from the rock genre. It’s been years and years so there are many songs we could talk about, but here are a few more… Rod Stewart’s “First Cut is the Deepest” originally by P.P. Arnold, but Cat Stevens wrote the song as a young song writer […]
Robert Clark Seger was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1945. Bob Seger as we know him has grown old gracefully while rocking his way through the 60s, 70s, and 80s and today. Bob’s double-sided live “Silver Bullet Live” is considered a musical benchmark by at least three different music genres. Bob Seger has sold […]
Some of the best songs we’ve heard have been covered beautifully and some not. Over time it’s hard not to want to drag up an old song and try our best at it. Let’s take a look at some of these classic songs and how others have tried to cover it. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” may […]
Here are your Monday morning music headlines… The world is still spinning from the death of Prince last week. An autopsy has been performed with no apparent signs of foul play or suicide, but the results of the final exam may take up to two weeks to be disclosed. Sadly, Lonnie Mack, one of rock […]
Elvis has been dead since August 16h 1977, yet made millions in album sales, movie rights, and t-shirt sales. How much do we really know about the King? Sure we knew that Elvis was born a twin (his brother died at birth) and that he drove a truck before hitting it big as a singer. […]
Everyone has favorites, everyone has their favorites. We thought we’d list our favorite lyrics from Rock and Roll that we just love way too much. “You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave” from Hotel California by the Eagles. We’ve all been there. “Up to God who’s to decide who’s […]
The movie director often looks to his music genius to score the film in a way that will take a scene to a memorable place, while adding depth to the storyline. Thus, it’s typical to hear a classic song in a film, regardless of genre. Here’s part three of this series looking at the best […]
TMZ and the Associated Press are reporting that Prince has passed away at the age of 57 at his residence in Chanhassen, Minnesota. At first, it was known that someone had passed at his house in Paisley Park, but it is unfortunately being said that it is in fact Prince. Recently, he had been sent […]
We will all be at death’s door soon enough, but when a star dies, particularly at an early age, we tend to wonder aloud about our own mortality. Here’s part three of ‘Before Their Time.’ Harry Chapin once worked as a taxi driver in New York City. As he began to make money as a […]