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Talking Toto and Tour Dates

It’s hard to find a band more deserving of success than Toto. They are a studio band that broke through the 70s with “Hold the Line” and continued their hold on the charts with “Rosanna” and "Africa.” Toto is (and was) primarily Steve Lukather, brothers Jeff and Steve Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball. For a period of time, Mike Porcaro joined the band. Death took Jeff, the drummer, at 38 years […]

todayMay 24, 2016

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More Feel Good Songs from Back in the Day

Great music puts a smile on our faces, brings joy to our hearts, and makes us feel good when we hear the tune. Here are a few more ‘Feel Good’ songs… ‘Chase’ hit the charts in 1971 with the horn heavy, upbeat song "Get It On.” The band hailed from Squantum, Massachusetts, hitting the charts with their supercharged hit. Chase was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, losing […]

todayMay 24, 2016

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A Documentary About Clive Davis

Paul Simon, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and other music icons will appear in a documentary focused on the complex, yet incredibly successful life, of longtime record executive Clive Davis. The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Art Garfunkel are also in the expose. Here are a few fun facts about why we would ever be writing about a record executive. Clive Davis became the President and CEO of Arista Records in […]

todayMay 23, 2016

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Prince and Others in the News

Here are your Monday morning music headlines… Prince’s two ex-wives gathered for a quiet ceremony last week in Los Angles, while family members and lawyers prepare to do battle in court over the $300+ million dollars in assets left by the singer’s demise. It’s likely that Gene Simmons should keep his opinions to himself after calling Prince’s death "pathetic.” Paul Stanley came out and apologized for Gene’s remarks, while Shannon […]

todayMay 23, 2016

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Unusual Songs from 1970

Gas in 1970 was below $1 a gallon, Motown music was still strong as the Temptations had crossed over to a more contemporary sound, the Beatles were about to break up (Paul announces he’s leaving in April of 1970) and music was all over the road. Here are the songs that demonstrate just how unusual 1970 was… Sly and the Family Stone’s singles “Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" […]

todayMay 23, 2016

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Great Songs in Some Great Movies

We love our tunes. Yes, we also love our movies. Hollywood is famous for finding the right song for the right scene, for the right reason. Here are even more great songs that appeared in our favorite movies… Louie Armstrong stole the show with his song ‘What a Wonderful World,’ a classic that first aired on the radio in 1967. The song was poignantly used in the Robin Williams movie […]

todayMay 20, 2016

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Steve Miller Back on Tour

Steve Miller caused quite a stir at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year with comments about the bias of some of those that have been over scrutinizing candidates for the Hall. Steve has an interesting backstory in that we all consider him a Texas guitar profit yet he was born and spent most of his life in Milwaukee, WI. His family was personal friend with […]

todayMay 20, 2016

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Rockers on Social Media

So do you do the Twitter? Many rockers do to remain cool and social. We conducted a quick search finding your favorite bands really use social, and have many more Twitter followers for example than we would have imagined, Remember, most of these rockers are in their 60s! Check this brief list below… Journey - 134,000 Twitter Followers AC/DC - 137,000 Twitter Followers Billy Joel - 166,000 Twitter Followers Foreigner […]

todayMay 20, 2016

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Double Albums From Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd

Two is always more than one, and one is always the loneliest of numbers (Thank you Three Dog Night), so when you were a teenager it was a great fortune to be buying a double album. “Blonde on Blonde” by Bob Dylan was an adventurous effort being that it was a double album released in 1966. Neither record companies nor artists did things that way back then. “Blonde on Blonde” […]

todayMay 19, 2016

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