insert_link Classic Hits Rock and Roll Cities of America – Oakland and San Francisco Its summer, so lets go on vacation to one of best Rock and Roll ‘combo’ Cities in America; Oakland and San Francisco! In the 60s, the intersection of Haight-Asbury was the hub of drug activity, where struggling rock bands gathered to find their voice. It must have been a pretty interesting sight to have record companies and executives take meetings in after hours bars looking for the next big thing. […] todayJune 9, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Bob Seger Still Rocking and Rolling After Many Years Bob Seger recently announced a new LP called ‘Runaway Train’ due out in the fall, and a companion live concert tour around the same time. The Bob Seger story is an inspiring one to hear… You might think that at the age of 13 when your dad leaves home, your family penniless and near ruin, that life would be short and painful. You would be right if your name wasn’t […] todayJune 8, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Black Water, River Deep and Other Hits Involving Water Did you know that the human body is primarily made up of H20 or water? Rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, and water in general can be found in your favorite music as well. Eddie Money’s “If I Could Walk on Water” is classic song that featured a beautiful girl and all the right notes, adding to his already slew of hit songs. Eddie was groomed to grow up to be a […] todayJune 8, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Top 10 Greatest Classic Rock Canadian Songs of All-Time Neil Young is Canadian. So is 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 and the late Denny Doherty of the Mommas and Papas were all from the great north? Here are […] todayJune 8, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Confirmed Dates and Locations of Graham Nash This Year Graham Nash (of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young fame) is out on tour this summer after appearing last week in New York City at the Alzheimer’s benefit for Glen Campbell called "A Celebration of the Music of Jimmy Webb: The Cake and the Rain.” Here are the confirmed dates and locations… July 11th, Norfolk, CT July 12th, Plymouth, NH July 14th, Montclair, NJ July 15th, Port Chester, NY July 17th, […] todayJune 7, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Did You Know – The Beatles The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is celebrating a 50th birthday this month, and PBS aired a BBC documentary called ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,’ a few days ago. How popular were the Beatles in 1964? In the week ending April 4th, 1964, the Beatles had five songs in the Billboard Top 100. Did you know that Paul came up with the concept of an album centered on a […] todayJune 7, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits How U2 Came to Be Here are a few things about you too you may not have known about U2... In 1977 the band as we know as U2 was called 'Feedback,' then ‘Hype,’ and eventually evolved to ‘U2’ as its name. How did the boys come up with U2? Well one of Adam’s friends was a punk rocker by the name of Steve Averill. Steve was with the punk band Radiators at the time, […] todayJune 7, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits This Year’s Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees America has its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, its Song Writers Hall of Fame, and its Grammy Hall of Fame. Canada has its Juno Awards (their Grammy) and it’s Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Our dear friend to the north also has its Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame; that 2017 class has just been announced… Neil Young, Beau Dommage, Bruce Cockburn, and Stéphane Venne are this year’s inductees. Bruce […] todayJune 6, 2017
insert_link Classic Hits Paul, Phil and the Rest of the Richest in Rock Music Who are the highest paid or richest rockers of our time? Let's dive right in and take a look... Don Henley and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich are estimated to be worth over $200 million each. Ozzy, Rod Stewart, and Eric Clapton are estimated to be worth $230 million apiece. Phil Collins and former Nirvana's drummer Dave Groh are said to be worth around $250 million each, while Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, […] todayJune 6, 2017
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