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The Year Was 1964

The British Invasion was a phenomenon during the mid-1960s. Rock and pop singers, songwriters, and bands traveled across the pond to the good old USA, and the early 60s counter-culture began. Did you know what was on the charts February 1st, 1964? Wherever you were, Detroit to Philadelphia to Akron to Birmingham, you were listening to great American acts like The Rooftop Singers, Little Peggy March, Mitch Miller, Steve Lawrence, […]

todayFebruary 15, 2016

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Super Sports Songs – Part One

The recently played big NFL game reminded us how live sporting events and great music go together like peanut butter and jelly. Your team enters the field, and boom there’s a great tune. Here’s part one of “Super Sports Songs.” “Enter Sandman” by Metallica is a classic sports song by a heavy metal band that has been widely accepted – hey, even dad likes the guitar lick. This song has […]

todayFebruary 15, 2016

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Monday Music Headlines

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, occurs tonight, so be sure to come back tomorrow for a list of winners and that it all means. Let's get to some other headlines until then... The Rolling Stones have been on the music scene for 50 years and have probably seen it all. Now they can add ‘kidnap targets’ as part of the memoirs. After the shooting of […]

todayFebruary 15, 2016

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One Heck of a Concert for $5

How would you like to see the greatest band of all time for under a $5? When The Beatles played the Las Vegas Convention Center in 1964, fans paid $4 each for their ticket. One of the watermark moments of the band was of course the Sgt. Peppers release, its music, and oddly enough the album covers. Did you know that 3 famous women appear (along with many others) on […]

todayFebruary 12, 2016

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Best Songs About Baseball

It’s the middle of February and we're a week away from catchers and pitchers reporting to their respective spring training camps. Music is an important part of baseball, as our favorite songs are played in between innings, often used to inspire our team to victory. With baseball and warmer weather on its way, we thought we’d look at the best songs written about baseball. “Centerfield” by John Fogerty is every […]

todayFebruary 12, 2016

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The Pet Sounds 50 Years Ago Tour

It’s hard to believe, but the Beach Boys began their musical journey some 50 years ago. Brian Wilson, considered the intellectual center of the band in spite of his mental and spiritual struggles, is back on tour this summer on his last tour. They're not the same band they used to be, but how could you miss that?? The tour is called ‘Pet Sounds 50 Years Ago,’ and here are […]

todayFebruary 11, 2016

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Eric Clapton Fun Facts – Part Two

Eric Clapton is at or near the top of every ‘greatest guitarist’ poll, so we’re spending a little time getting to know Eric better. Here’s part two of Eric Clapton fun facts… Although the Yardbirds had commercial success, Eric was not pleased with the groups move to more commercial recordings (he wanted to remain true to his blues roots) leaving the band just as the song “For Your Love” hit […]

todayFebruary 11, 2016

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The Plain Spoken Tour

John Mellencamp is a thoughtful and successful rocker from rural Indiana, and has been on tour and in studios for over 30 years. His latest 2016 tour is called the Plain Spoken tour and features all of the hits. He's still rocking out with many tour dates this year! Here are some of those upcoming dates and cities: April 1st, Tulsa, OK April 4th Springfield, MO, Juanita April 5th Davenport, […]

todayFebruary 11, 2016

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Just the Way K.C. Likes It

Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey was born in 1951 in Hialeah, Florida. As a young man Harry worked in a record store while working off hours as a part time musician. Yearning to be famous., K.C decided to go for broke forming ‘KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band’ with other employees of the record store. The rest is music history. K.C. and the Sunshine Band gave us “Get Down Tonight,” “I’m […]

todayFebruary 10, 2016

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