insert_link Classic Hits More Music to Come From Brian Wilson The Beach Boys LP “Pet Sounds” is celebrating a 50 year anniversary in 2016, and it’s been a busy year for its creator Brian Wilson. His memoir ‘I am Brian Wilson’ was released last week, and now there are details of a new Brian Wilson album out this year, exciting Beach Boy fans around the world! Brian is now 74 and appears to be in good physical and mental health, […] todayOctober 26, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits ZZ Top 2017 ‘Tonnage’ Tour Dates Announced ZZ Top is one of the best rock bands of all time, creating and touring since the early 70s. If you love "Sharp Dressed Man," "La Grange," "Tush" and "Legs," then you must check out the Z before you die. The bands 'Greatest Hits' hit the shelves in September, and would make a wonderful Chritmas stocking stuffer. In exciting news this week, ZZ Top announced it's 2017 concert dates. Although […] todayOctober 26, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Top Three George Harrison Hits John Lennon and Paul McCartney are considered the greatest song writing duo of our generation. We have however, begun to appreciate the songs written by George Harrison. You will be surprised to discover the list of songs that were not written by Lennon and McCartney. Here’s our look at the top three songs written by George Harrison… “What is Life” was released in 1970 from the ‘All Things Must Pass’ […] todayOctober 25, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Let’s Rock Back to 1976! 1976 seems like a lifetime ago, given that we’re all spending so much time on Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix. If we could take a time machine back to 1976, we would be reminded that the number song of that year was the Elton John John/Kiki Dee Song "Don;t Go Breaking My Heart." PEZ candy was new to consumers, and our country was celebrating our 200th birthday! Here's the Top Rock […] todayOctober 25, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits An Auction You Don’t Want to Miss If you have a few thousand dollars to spend, you might want to check out the "Icons & Idols: Rock N' Roll Auction," scheduled for early November in Los Angeles, at Julien's. The items up for auction are going to be glorious! Expected to be up for bid is memorabilia from Jimi Hendrix, Prince, John Lennon and more. Earlier in the year, in a separate auction, Ringo Starr contributed a […] todayOctober 25, 2016
insert_link Classic Hits Those Awarded the Highest Honor The 2017 Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame announced it's upcoming nominees a few weeks ago, and it reminded us of two more honors a musician can receive. The first is that of 'Sir' bestowed by the UK's royal family, and the second high honor is the US Presidential Medal of Freedom award, which is also given each year. If you were to run into rocker Rod Stewart on the […] todayOctober 24, 2016
insert_link Classic Rock Eddie Money’s Upcoming 2-Disc LP If you love Eddie Money, you will be excited to hear that the best of Eddie Money is on the way, a 2-disc LP scheduled for release next week. Here is the track listing… 1. Two Tickets to Paradise 2. Baby Hold On 3. Wanna Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star 4. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me 5. Maybe I’m a Fool 6. Can’t Keep a Good Man […] todayOctober 24, 2016
insert_link Lite AC Top Songs From the Year 1986 1986 was a pretty cool year. The TV show Miami Vice was atop the charts, the fashion was out of this world, and the music scene was in the middle of the 2nd wave of British artists; i.e. Duran Duran, Howard Jones, and Peter Gabriel the solo artist. Can you believe it's already been 30 years? Here are the top songs from 1986... 1.) Dione Warwick and Friends was the […] todayOctober 21, 2016
insert_link Lite AC The Resurgence of Bruce Blackman While listening to the radio recently, you’ve probably heard a salsa or exotic tune called “Luz De Luna,” a song from a relatively unknown artist by the name of Bruce Blackman. Here’s the catch; do you remember a great song from 1976 called "Moonlight Feels Right.” Yup, the song was written and sung by the band Starbuck, and yes the man was Bruce Blackman. Bruce went to his high school […] todayOctober 21, 2016