Oldies

The Beatles' manager and musical muse George Martin died a few weeks ago at the age of 90. Managers typically book gigs, keep the boys out of trouble, and often time sit in the recording studio during sessions and give their opinion about how a song is being laid down. George Martin’s influence in the studio for the Beatles was legendary. Check out part one of ‘Songs by the Other […]

Hollywood often spends millions of dollars in the production of a movie sound track, yet the best movie music is music heard on the radio. These songs are already popular, familiar, and relatively inexpensive compared to the alternatives. Here is part two of ‘Great Songs in Great Movies.' “Incense and Peppermints” by the 60s one hit wonder, the Strawberry Alarm Clock, was used in many movies, including Austin Powers; International […]

Bob Dylan has been making great music for over 50 years and he’s actually still on tour now with Mavis Staples, one of the fabulous Staples singers. Robert Allen Zimmerman was born May 24, 1941 and was one of the founders of early 60's Folk music at a turbulent time with the raging Vietnam War and racial strife, and popular music took an entirely different route. Bob has already been […]

Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd have joined forces this year to create real buzz for their upcoming joint tour. Frampton and ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ is considered one of the benchmark albums from the 70s, while the boys from Jacksonville Lynyrd Skynyrd captured the southern rock flag from the same era. These two have been playing for years and years, but they're still rocking out each and every month it seems. […]

Movies and music are great together. How many times do you hear one of your favorite songs in or at the end of a film? Well we're here to help you remember all these classic song and movie connections from years past. Here is part one of ‘Great Songs in Great Movies’ list. “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles in the classic movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off was beautifully used […]

Norman Greenbaum came from a middle class Jewish family in suburban Boston, and after attending Hebrew school as a young boy, he set his sights on becoming a respected music teacher during his first two years at Boston University. Well, life is not always as well planned as our parents would like. Norman began to perform in small coffee houses in the Boston areas. While becoming a local name, he […]

Southern Rock is a sound that combines good old boy Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the 4th of July, and pickup trucks. Here’s part two of our top 10 Southern Rock Classic Rock bands of all time… The Marshall Tucker Band (Spartanburg, SC) rocked the house in the 70s until the death of bassist Tommy Caldwell in a car accident; the name of the band comes from a piano tuner in […]

Neil Young is Canadian. So are Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, John Kay from Steppenwolf, Blood Sweat and Tears' David Clayton Thomas, and the late Denny Doherty of the Mommas and Papas were […]