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A Look Into U2

U2's Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. are the boys from the super group U2, and have been on the road touring as they seem to do year round. U2 has released 30 studio albums, and is considered one of the most popular bestselling artists of all time, U2 has sold upwards of 180 million records worldwide. Bono and the boys were also inducted into the Rock and […]

todayFebruary 16, 2016

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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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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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Another Big Beatles Bite

It’s time for another Beatles Bite... The song “Daytripper” is a wonderful Beatle song that was actually the ‘B’ side (meaning the record company threw a song on the reverse side of a vinyl single of the ‘A’ side). “We Can Work it Out”, released in December 1965 was the hit. The song hit number one in the charts and continues to be one of the most played Beatle songs […]

todayFebruary 10, 2016

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