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Testing Out Your Knowledge of the Past

The Grim Reaper will be on our doorstep one day, there’s no way around it. Famous people die all the time, often times in unusual ways. It might seem morbid, but let's see how good you are at remembering the past. Match the celebrity with the way they died..... (A) = Death in plane crash (B) = Death by gun shot (C) = Death by the use of drugs or […]

todaySeptember 2, 2016

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More Great LPs from the 80s

The 80s was a decade of awakening for our country; The Cosby Show was a hit, the Challenger blew up on liftoff, we saved ‘baby Jessica,’ early investors of Microsoft and Apple are now millionaires, and the music was hot. Here are more of the best LPs of the 80s… “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984, became the soul of the 80s with the title song, […]

todaySeptember 2, 2016

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Pat Benatar’s Upcoming Musical

If you were born with the name Patricia Mae Andrzejewski and wanted to be a rock and roll star, you might change your name to Pat Benatar too! Ms. Benatar was born in Brooklyn in 1953, growing up operatically trained as a singer with the chops of a rocker, which was highly unusual at the time as there were very few female rocker role models. Pat met the love of […]

todaySeptember 1, 2016

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80s Albums That Impacted Us All

The 80s was an interesting decade, perhaps one of the greatest set of years since the 60s, in that it was the very birth of the internet, tech companies, the top 1%, and ultimately Reganomics, the ‘Trickle Down Economics’ that greatly impacted our country. Here are the 80s albums that remain part of our music fabric… 'Synchronicity' by the Police was the breakout album of 1983, containing the hit singles […]

todaySeptember 1, 2016

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A Few Questionable Opening Acts

In the early days of rock and roll, a band would get signed, write some catchy songs, record the catchy songs, then work with the label to pick the singles to release and hit the road. Here's the skinny; if you want to make money in the early days, you’ve got to have a song on the radio that small town radio stations play, and be at the concert hall […]

todaySeptember 1, 2016

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What You Didn’t Know About the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have written and performed the best music for decades, and we think we know them pretty well. Here are a few things about the Stones you may not know though... As the band began to enjoy success in the UK prior to their American visit, they were pitched to sing the soundtrack for a Rice Krispies commercial. They agreed to do it In 1966, while prepping for […]

todaySeptember 1, 2016

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Illinois and Their Greatest Musicians

We’re traveling across the US on our summer vacation, showcasing the states that are worth visiting, mentioning the great bands of singers from that part of the country. Here are more stars from the great state of Illinois… REO Speedwagon originated from Champaign, IL; its members met while attending the University of Illinois. The band sold over 40 million albums, touring as we speak some 35 years later. In the […]

todayAugust 31, 2016

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Can You Name This Talented Singer?

We bet you own an album from that famous singer Anna Mae Bullock right? Anna Mae was born a poor child of color in Nutbush, TN, raised by her sharecropper parents, hoping one day to grow up and become a nurse. Rather than the medical profession, Anna Mae got into music, eventually selling over 100 million albums. It’s not always been easy for Anna Mae. She spend decades in an […]

todayAugust 31, 2016

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The Greatest Albums From the 60s

The 60s was an incredible decade that historians often describe as the ideological perfect storm that will never be repeated. This decade became the hotbed for racial and gender strife, the Vietnam War, civil unrest, drug exploration and technological advances; all reflected in the music. Here is a list of albums from the 60s that made a difference… “Tommy” by the Who is an album that brought theatrics and deep […]

todayAugust 31, 2016

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