Classic Hits

Elvin Bishop (Fooled Around and Fell in Love) has good news to share. He’s going to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis in May. Who are a few others that you’ll recognize now in the Blues Hall of Fame? Check out this list… B.B King of course is in the Hall, while Muddy Waters, Ray Charles and Albert King are enshrined as well. Did you know […]

What are the bestselling Rock Albums of all time? This list will surprise you. The artists on the list certainly won't though. Big name after big name had huge selling albums during their time and these are some of those albums that were selling faster than hot cakes. Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and John Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet" sold more than 12 million copies, while Steve Miller’s “Greatest Hits” and […]

How about another Beatles Bite? The Beatles were heavily influenced by the music heard on the British radio coming from America. The soul version in the late 50s “Twist and Shout” had an amazing influence on each of them. Phil Spector’s LA group called the ‘Top Notes’ released the initial version, then the Isley Brothers made it a hit. The Beatles cover would be found on their first UK album […]

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? And Eddie Money was born Eddie Mahoney, or Chicago began as Chicago Transit Authority. If I offered you front row tickets to see the Elgins in concert, you […]

2016 has been a cruel year so far as we’ve lost The Eagles’ Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, long time Bee Gees manager and producer Robert Stigwood, Jefferson Airplanes Paul Kantner and original female singer Signe Anderson, Earth Wind and Fire’s Maurice White, and Dale Griffin. We still have however, rockers that are not only in good health, but still touring. Believe it or not, these rockers are […]

This year is a leap year, meaning there were 29 days in February. Amazingly, that time has already come and gone! Let’s leap in 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here’s the letter ‘D.’ In early 1970, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman created Derek and the Domino’s, a mostly studio group […]

It’s not uncommon or politics and rock n’ roll to cross paths, but it’s starting to get interesting. Recently, the Rolling Stones and Elton John have publicly announced that presidential candidate Donald Trump did not have permission to use their songs. What most people don’t know is the campaign does have the right to use a song (in limited definitions) if the campaign pays the BMI and ASCAP general music […]

Bruce Springsteen has written his memoir “Born to Run” due out in the fall, so let’s share a few more thoughts on our favorite songs, and the backstory behind them. Here’s part two of “The Boss Best.” “Rosalita” from his "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" album is a seven-minute classic that helped him break through to the national scene. This song alone generated the FM radio […]