Classic Rock

The Great North or Canada as we say it has always contributed wonderful rockers. We bet you didn’t know the following were from Canada... Neil Young from ‘Crosby Stills Nash and Young was born in Toronto in 1945. Neil’s father grew to star status as a writer and sports writer, while his mother remained devoted to the family until a bitter divorce when Neil was still quite young. Neil’s musical […]

Everyone knows Canada is a wonderful country to the north that has given us the great sport of hockey and a few great actors like Dan Aykroyd and William Shatner. Canada has also made its mark musically by being the birthplace of ‘Loverboy’ one of the best bands from the late 70s and 80s. Loverboy's been together for 35 years, giving us great songs like “Everybody’s Working for the Weekend,” […]

As they say, it is better to have love and lost than never to have loved at all. In music terms, it’s better to have had at least one hit single, than never to have hit the charts. One hit wonders are songs that we fall in love with, read all about the band or singer who made the song, then never hear from them again. Here are more of […]

Do you remember the recent Tom Hanks movie ‘That Thing You Do,’ the cute story of a band from Erie PA that had one great hit song, their 15 minutes of fame? Here are more artists that heard their song on the radio, toured for the summer, and then went back to selling insurance. We love our one hit wonders… “Smiling Faces” by The Undisputed Truth is a powerful, dramatic […]

Let’s share another deserving band from our feature ‘A to Z.’ Today class we’ll look at the letter ‘F’ and the band Free! In 1968, four lads joined forces to become a high spirited band called Free. Free, comprised of lead singer Paul Rogers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff (lead guitarist) and Andy Fraser. Their biggest commercial hit was the classic "All Right Now,” which got them on stage for the […]

Rock Star Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon have been on a roller coaster ride recently, given that the rascal and irascible Ozzy has been having an affair with a LA hair dresser. If you're fan of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, you know that their most recent tour ‘Black Sabbath: The End’ will be their last. There is however, no scheduled studio time to record a new album in front […]

Recently, Paul McCartney has been in the news, baring his soul on what it was like to be a member of the greatest band ever, from humble beginnings to the break up, the loss of a spouse and continued rumors about the breakup. Paul confesses turning to the bottle shortly after the break-up, Paul also mentions that, then wife Linda was just awful on stage, but glad that Wings was […]

How much do you really know about the band Dire Straits? Let’s share… Dire Straits was born in 1977 in Deptford London, driven by founding members and real brothers Mark and David Knopfler. The band’s early influences were rag time music and of all groups the soulful Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Dire Straits has sold over 100 million albums, earning some of the highest awards in the UK […]