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One Hit Wonders From the 60s – Part Three

One Hit Wonders are like rare coins. They have only the value the collector and buyer puts on them, and they appear only once in our lifetime. Here are more of our favorite ‘One Hit Wonders.’ "They're coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" was performed by a man with the business name of Napoleon XIV, but was in fact aspiring music and studio engineer Jerry Samuels. Jerry was dying to […]

todayApril 1, 2016

Music

One Hit Wonders From the 60s – Part Two

One Hit Wonders are wonderful gifts from the music Gods – here today and gone tomorrow. In fact, it would not be unusual to have your tires changed by someone that was in group that made it big with a song that hit the charts only once. Hey, it’s not easy to do, so we salute these artists and hits... "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols was a catchy soulful song […]

todayMarch 31, 2016

Music

One Hit Wonders From the 60s – Part One

One hit wonders are great songs from bands or singers that made it to the charts just once. These songs were great, but their authors just couldn't come through with another hit. We won't hate though because they gave us 15 seconds of happieness with these hits. Here is part one of our thoughts on one hit wonders from the 60s. Fontella Bass was born in 1940 (deceased 2012) in […]

todayMarch 30, 2016

Classic Hits

Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget – Part Two

Music and Rock N’ Roll are perfect together. We love the songs while we watched the movie. Here are a few more movies that made us feel better to rock... ‘Hard Day’s Night’ was one of the first ‘rockumentaries’ that pulled back the curtain on the hottest band in multiple generations, letting us know that the Beatles were real people too. The movie actually gave us the blueprint for music […]

todayMarch 30, 2016

Classic Hits

Paul Simon Out on Tour

Paul Frederic Simon was born in Newark, NJ in 1941 and has had an incredible career as both songwriter and performer. Paul and Art were inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, while in 2003 they were both recipients of the Grammy's 'Lifetime Achievement Award.' Here is how influential their music is. In 2005, BMI the industry license’s group estimated that Simon and Garfunkel songs were […]

todayMarch 30, 2016

Classic Hits

Rock N’ Roll Movies You Can’t Forget

Rock n' roll movies often give us great moment that feature our favorite rock bands, songs, or storyline. Here are a few of our favorites... ‘This is Spinal Tap’ is the rock n’ roll parody that satirizes all the stereotypes moms and dad have about the rock scene. The movie also made rockers turn their amps up to 11 and leave them there. Who doesn’t love ‘Back to the Future,’ […]

todayMarch 29, 2016

Classic Hits

Kiss’ Start to Now as Innovative Rockers

Let’s leap into 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artist of our time with a feature we all ‘A to Z.’ Here’s the letter "K.” Kiss is a rarity in that they chose the road less traveled in rock. Here were grown men wearing makeup, breathing fire on stage, spewing blood and initiating fireworks during songs in 1970! Kiss began with the birth […]

todayMarch 29, 2016

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Motown the Musical Hits the Road

'Motown the Musical' continues to entertain and amaze audiences across North America. If you love the sound, Broadway shows, and want to hear great singers belting out your favorite Motown songs with a theatrical performance, then you must see the show as it winds up in your city. Here are the latest tour stops for the incredible ‘Motown the Musical.’ March 29 - April 3 – Toledo, OH April 5 […]

todayMarch 29, 2016

Classic Hits

Rolling Stones in Cuba and More in Your Music Headlines

Here are your monday morning music headlines... The Rolling Stones appeared in Cuba last week at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana, making music and political history. The open air concert was the first in Cuba by a British band. It seems like every week someone finds a Beatles record or rarity. A 10-inch acetate of early Beatles “Till There Was You" on one side and "Hello Little Girl" on […]

todayMarch 28, 2016

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