Classic Hits

We’ve been sharing classic fun facts, so how about one more day? How’s this for an eerie coincidence. Momma Cass and Keith Moon died in the same apartment years apart. Another rocker also owned the same apartment. His name was Harry Nilsson who also died in that same apartment in 1994. Harry died at the age of 52, while Momma and Keith both died at the age of 32. These […]

We love musical fun facts, so here are some more mind benders today… Everybody knows that Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens perished in a plane crash. Most know that Waylon Jennings lost a coin toss that put Richie Valens on the plane. What you may not know is that Buddy’s pregnant wife heard about his death on the radio, she had a miscarriage the following day, is […]

Great movies and great songs go together. Often times, the musician catches a break when the film becomes a blockbuster and they are exposed to millions of viewers who might not have ever heard their music before. Let’s take a couple of days and share classics that came from some of the best Hollywood movies ever made. Who could that Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis scene, early in ‘Top Gun,’ when […]

How about some classic fun facts today? Here’s what’s on today’s menu... Be sure to visit Winslow, AZ before you leave this earth. Hand to God, there is a life size statue “standing on the corner” and sign, honoring the song and reference. The song reference generates more than 100,000 visitors each year, all taking a selfie with the statue and sign. Did you now that in the very beginning […]

What can we say about 2016? It’s a leap year, a Presidential election year, a year to reflect on all the great singers and songwriters we’ve lost to the grim reaper. Here’s the calendar of loss thus far. April 24th – “Me and Mrs. Jones” Billy Paul April 21st – Prince April 6th – Merle Haggard April 2nd – “Billy Don’t Be a Hero” Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods Mike […]

Bob Seger was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1945. Bob’s double sided live “Silver Bullet Live” is considered a musical benchmark by at least three different music genres. Bob has sold more than 52 million albums in his career, earning seven multi-platinum albums while winning two Grammys along the way. “Mainstreet” the song was written about Ann Arbor’s ‘Ann Street' and was a tune about the early days of […]

The 70s rocked right? The Doobies, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac were raking in millions from their hits. The flip side of that coin was the soul songs that also helped make the 70s one of the coolest decades ever. Okay, so there was Disco, but other than that seven-year mistake, the soul bands of the 70s were the best. Here’s more from our ‘Soul Rockers From the 70s.’ Imagine where […]