insert_link Classic Hits Departed Allman Brothers and Friends Final Resting Places We probably never think about such things, but the final resting place of the Allman brothers Gregg and Duane, is being expanded at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon GA. Original Allman Brothers member Berry Oakley will also use this location as his eternal home. There are a few sources that indicate that the ashes of Butch Trucks would also be added to the family plot in a location near […] todaySeptember 4, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary The Story Behind Original Funk Brother Eddie “Chank” Willis Eddie “Chank” Willis, one of the hidden treasures of the Motown sound died a few weeks ago; we have so few Funk Brothers left. Eddie died at the age of 82. The Funk Brothers were the session musicians in most of the early Motown singles and LPs, beginning with Marv Johnson’s “Come to Me” in 1959, and songs from the Temptations, Four Tops, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson and […] todaySeptember 4, 2018
insert_link CHR Lady Gaga To Release ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack From Her New Movie If you’re a Lady Gaga fan, you’ll be excited to hear that her new LP, a soundtrack from her new movie ‘A Star Is Born’ will be released in early October. There are 15 tracks that appear in the film available, including the songs "Shallow" and "Maybe It's Time.” The soundtrack, due later this fall, features Gaga and co-star Bradley Cooper on various songs, including 15 dialogue tracks taken from […] todaySeptember 4, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary AMA Nominations to be Announced Live on YouTube September 12th The American Music Award show is scheduled for October 9, live on ABC, a celebration of great songs and the stars who either wrote or made them hits. On Wednesday, September 12 at YouTube Space LA, Ella Mai and Normani will announce this year’s nominees in a live YouTube reveal. Country star Kane Brown gets into the act by conducting a live stream of the announcement on the AMA's YouTube […] todaySeptember 4, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary The Four Tops to Release Aretha Franklin Tribute Tune This Week Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in the Motor City last Thursday, and one of the highlights was the performance by the Four Top’s performance at Detroit's Chene Park Amphitheatre. The group sang a new song written and dedicated to Aretha called "Sister Ree" which was warmly received by the audience. The song "Sister Ree" was written by Four Tops member Ronnie McNeir in 2017, and sent to Aretha to […] todaySeptember 4, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary Great Labor Day Tunes to Remember It’s Labor Day 2018, the official end of summer, time for kids in most states to go back to school. When you think about it, work and music go hand in hand – in fact there’s a ton of great songs in music pertaining to ‘jobs,’ or work in general, so we thought we’d put together a list of the notable tunes… ‘Work to Do’ by the Isley Brothers ‘Blue […] todaySeptember 3, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits The Best 70s Tunes, Like It Or Not The 70s was an interesting decade. The Vietnam War was winding down, the Carpenters had hit songs on the radio, and the evil sounds of Disco were about to mangle the best years of our lives. 1.) “Dancing Queen” from ABBA 2.) “You’re the One That I Want” from Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3.) “I Will Survive” from Gloria Gaynor 4.) “What's Going On” from Marvin Gaye 5.) “Go […] todayAugust 31, 2018
insert_link Adult Contemporary The Next Best Thing to Dire Straits is ‘DSL’ on Tour This Fall It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – if that were the case Dire Straits should feel pretty good about themselves right now. DSL is a group of musicians that have played with the real Dire Straits over the years, a and much like the current David Bowie Tribute tour, featuring musicians that played with the late David Bowie, these musicians are living and call themselves […] todayAugust 31, 2018
insert_link Classic Hits Songs The Writers Should Have Kept Themselves It’s not uncommon for a song to be written by an artist, then given to a friend for some reason. Most times the song is a mild hit or never charts, but just as many times the song is such a smash the writer wishes they never let it go. Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World” was written by country star Hoyt Axton. At the time Hoyt was happy […] todayAugust 31, 2018
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