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Rock and Roll – A to Z – Iron Butterfly

How about another rock and roll A to Z? Here’s the letter "I.” The band Iron Butterfly was an interesting four member group from San Diego from the late 60s for a few reasons. Lead singer Darryl DeLoach’s parents let their teenage son have his friend over to practice their rock and roll in their garage, and they became pretty good. Butterfly released their debut album in 1968, and while […]

todayJuly 26, 2016

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Get Your Week Started Off Right

The week is upon us and there's no better time to waste time than on a Monday at work. Don't feel left out. Here are a few conversation starters while you're hanging around the water cooler with your rocker friends. Gary S. Paxton, singer and co-producer of “Alley Oop” by the Hollywood Argyles, died peacefully at the age of 77 in Branson, MO last week. Although an accomplished singer, he […]

todayJuly 25, 2016

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A Few Monday Morning Headlines

Does somebody have a case of the ‘Mondays”? Okay, it’s the worst day of the week. Here are your music headlines in the hopes of cheering you up... Politics and unauthorized playing of songs back in the news this week, as Neil Young, Queen, Springsteen, REO Speedwagon, and the O’Jays are all steaming over the RNC using their songs during the recent GOP convention. The estate of George Harrison are […]

todayJuly 25, 2016

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Showing Some Love For Tribute Bands

Mark Wahlberg is one of the hottest Hollywood stars, but has strong music roots. As a teen pop idol in the Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch band, we appreciate the chops. His ‘Rock Star’ movie with Jennifer Aniston in 2001 details how a star in a rock tribute band can actually make it to the top. So, what bands are considered the best tribute bands of our current time? […]

todayJuly 25, 2016

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The Best Rockers From the City of Angels

Let’s take a tour of the best rock and roll Cities in America as part of our summer long vacation. Today, we’ll highlight a few bands and singers from Los Angeles... Although they’re a group from the 60s, you can’t speak of the rock or stars from LA without mentioning the Beach Boys. Sure music was fairly simple back then, well before the psychedelic or hard rock that would come […]

todayJuly 22, 2016

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Foghat and Their Top 3 Songs

London has been the birthplace for many legendary rock bands, none more rocking than the group “Foghat.” The band originally included Dave Peverett (Lonesome Dave) on guitar and vocals, Tony Stevens on bass, with Roger Earl on drums. What made Foghat different is the slide guitar affect, at that time not a familiar sound. In December of that year Rod Price completed the lineup. Here are three of their most […]

todayJuly 22, 2016

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50 Years of the Monkees

“Hey hey we’re the Monkee’s and people say we monkey around…” is a line from the wildly popular Monkees TV show from the 60s. The Monkees were Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and the late British Broadway star Davy Jones. Here are five fun facts about the Monkees in celebration of their 50th anniversary. The Hollywood Reporter ran an ad looking for young male musicians between the ages of […]

todayJuly 21, 2016

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Great Songs From Bad Company

Simon Kirke and Paul Rogers were on top of the world with their song "All Right Now.” It was climbing the charts so fast that their band Free couldn’t find enough dates to book. Unfortunately life mimics rock and roll, and the highs of being so cool didn’t last long. When Free broke up, Paul and Simon began to look for the next big thing. Fortunately, Bad Company was born […]

todayJuly 21, 2016

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The Makings of ZZ Top

If you’ve never been to a ZZ Top concert we would strongly suggest finding the time, tour date near you, and the money because the wall of sound these three guys can throw at a live audience is remarkable. ZZ Top’s original line up consisted of Billy Gibbons, keyboardist Lanier Greig (who recently died February 2013) and drummer Dan Mitchell. Billy Gibbons is still with the group, but the lineup […]

todayJuly 21, 2016

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