insert_link Adult Contemporary Fleetwood Mac is MusicCares ‘Person of the Year’ The legendary band Fleetwood Mac will be honored as this year’s ‘MusicCares Person of the Year’ ceremony, January 26 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The award is bestowed by the Recording Academy (The Grammy people) to a person or entity that reflects the true meaning of giving and combined values through music. The Imagine Dragons and Portugal. The Man will help honor the members of Fleetwood Mac […] todayJanuary 15, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary Tina Turner and Neil Diamond, and others Earn Lifetime Achievement Award The Recording Academy announced this week that Tina Turner, Neil Diamond, Louis Jordan, the Meters from New Orleans (considered the fathers of Funk) session drummer Hal Blaine, and Emmylou Harris will receive the academy’s ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for a lifetime of contributions and influence. Tina Turner and Neil Diamond have been recording and touring for nearly five decades, selling a combined 100 million records over the year, hitting the charts […] todayJanuary 12, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits A Little Beatles ‘8 Days A Week’ Film Did You Know Ron Howard’s “Beatles: 8 Days A Week” movie opened in late 2016 to rave reviews, earning a Grammy for ‘Best Music Film’ and two Emmy’s. Ringo was the glue that made this movie, shares director Ron Howard. Ringo provided the best memories, memorabilia, and materials used to make this movie. The Beatles opened the doors to fans of all color, something that was a bit uncommon in the early 60s. […] todayJanuary 12, 2018
insert_link Classic Rock 1972 Was Such a Great Year for Music 1972 was a pivotal year in music as Folk/Rock was beginning to take shape, and the early sounds of Disco were about to dominate the 70s. Here are the top songs from 1972... “Hello It’s Me” by Todd Rundgren “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple “Do it Again’ from Steely Dan “You Wear it Well” by Rod Stewart “Rocket Man” from Elton John “Tumbling; Dice” by the Rolling Stones […] todayJanuary 12, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits How Good Was the Music in 1981? See of you can guess the year of these news events? A gallon of gasoline cost $1.25, Iran released 52 American hostages, the space shuttle Columbia flew for the first time, and MTV launched in August of this year. Yup, the year is 1981. What were the top songs of 1981? “Don't Stop Believing” Journey “Super Freak (Part 1)” Rick James “I Love Rock and Roll” Joan Jett & The […] todayJanuary 11, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits Info on Procol Harum’s 50th Anniversary LP is Coming Procol Harum is about to release their 50th Anniversary musical project called ‘Still There’ll Be More - An Anthology 1967-2017’ which will come in five CDs and three DVDs containing 69 tracks, and it reminded us of our favorite Procol Harum tunes... “A Whiter Shade of Pale” unexpectedly became one of the ‘Summer of Love’ signature songs from 1967, breaking into the Top 5 on the US charts. The tune […] todayJanuary 11, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits Jimi Hendrix is Coming to the Motor City Jimi Hendrix is coming to Detroit thanks to the Detroit Institute of Arts at the end of this week. We know the Motor City is famous for its considerable contributions to music; the entire Motown stable of artists, Bob Seger, Eminem, and more. In 2018 there will be a Jimi Hendrix connection thanks to the Detroit Institute of Arts, one of the leading art houses in the US. The ‘DIA’ […] todayJanuary 10, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits Zeppelin’s Upcoming Book, Reissue LP, and More You know what they say; “hey, you should write a book”! And that’s what the Zeppelin team did! The ‘50th Anniversary of Led Zeppelin’ will be memorialized in an illustrated commemorative book, releasing sometime in 2018. Although the name of the book, due date, and who will be contributing has yet to be released, there are a few fun facts that may be in the book… The band (Page, Bonham, […] todayJanuary 10, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits Some of the Biggest Lawsuits in Rock History Kid Rock has been named in a recent lawsuit, dealing with the name of his upcoming 2018 tour. What were some of the more interesting legal battles in the music industry? Robin Thicke and Pharrell wrote a chart-topper called "Blurred Lines." The problem is it sounded very much like Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up," which a jury in Los Angeles agreed. Tom Petty’s “American Girl” seemed to sound […] todayJanuary 10, 2018
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