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American Pie’s Don McLean Upcoming Tour

The Song “American Pie” became an instant classic upon its release in 1971; a touching homage to the late Buddy Holly and that fateful plane crash in 1959, killing Buddy, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. It’s just been announced that the album that is nearly 50 years old will be released again in vinyl in a remastered destitution. Don McLean is also on the road through the fall, playing […]

todayAugust 11, 2016

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The Life and Struggles of Three Dog Night

Death will come for all of us regardless of wealth of notoriety. Sadly, the band Three Dog Night had a tough 2016 and early 2016, with the loss of original members Cory Wells and Jimmy Greenspoon. Bass player Joe Schermie passed away in 2002, leaving only Chuck Negron (yup, the cousin of actor and playwright Taylor Negron) Michael Allsup, and Floyd Sneed. Three Dog Night will always be remembered as […]

todayAugust 11, 2016

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Our Favorite Bands’ Original Names

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? This kind of thing happens all of the time, but you'd never know it until you did a little research. If I offered you front row tickets to […]

todayAugust 11, 2016

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How Boston Helped Themselves Become Huge

Rock and roll concerts in the early days were a bunch of guys showing up to a live music event eager to hear heavy guitar and angry lyrics. Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Cream and Molly Hatchett were all examples of bands targeted primarily to men, and a few women who atypically flew their flags at half-mast. Some bands were savvy enough to expand their repertoire to include ballads with rich love […]

todayAugust 11, 2016

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A Group We Think Deserves to Be Hall of Fame

The Grass Roots churned out hit after hit in the 60s and early 70s, and although they have not received the call, the band richly deserves to be anybody’s Hall of Fame. The members of the band came from Los Angeles and were actually the studio group for successful song writers P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Said differently, two talented song writers needed a band to sing the songs they […]

todayAugust 10, 2016

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Pink Floyd’s The Early Years

If you’re a Pink Floyd fan, this news will be an early Christmas present. Pink Floyd will be packaging the early says of the band in a box set called The Early Years 1965-1972. The 27 disc box set will be released in early November of this year, and will be containing unreleased tracks. In early 1965 college boys Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett met and […]

todayAugust 10, 2016

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Fate Taking Over for Some Rockers

Many times a rock and roller plays out his hand, grabs all the money, fame and fortune while the iron is hot, then settles into obscurity not yearning for a reunion tour or new songs. Then fate steps in. A clear example of karma is the GEICO commercial featuring the Scorpions with their “The Final Countdown” tune, selling Scorpions songs and spurring a reunion. Now, Madison Avenue has changed the […]

todayAugust 10, 2016

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Some of Bruce Springsteen’s Best

Bruce Springsteen gave us the iconic album “Born to Run” in the mid-70s; the album is still considered one of the finest pieces of music ever recorded. Bruce’s most inner thoughts as he’s nearly finished with his autobiography “Born to Run,” due out in the Fall. “Blinded By the Light” from his Greetings from Asbury Park is a classic that Manfred Mann covered years later. The song is very autobiographical. […]

todayAugust 9, 2016

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One Amazing Five-Time Grammy Winner, Chris Geppert

Christopher Charles Geppert was born in San Antonio Texas in 1951. You know his as the Classic Hits/Rocker Chris Cross, the author of great songs like "Sailing” and "Ride Like the Wind.” Here are a few fund facts you may not know about this talented singer… Chris exploded onto the music scene in 1981, winning five Grammys for his debut album, and in particular the single “Sailing.” Talk about hot […]

todayAugust 9, 2016

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