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Tragic Oldies Deaths in Your Monday Headlines

It's the toughest day of the week, but we're here to make it a little better. What's better than something to help out with small talk at the water cooler? Here are your Monday morning music news headlines… Legendary producer George Martin has died at the age of 90, slipping peacefully in his sleep in London. George had his fingerprints on all but one of the Beatles albums, and is […]

todayMarch 14, 2016

Classic Hits

The Cufflinks and Hollywood Argyles in Today’s One Hit Wonders

Every garage band can have a hit at least once in their careers before returning to the local Wal Mart as the night manager. ‘One Hit Wonders’ are often times great songs that come from bands that got it right – just once. Here are more of our ‘One Hit Wonder’ favorites… “Tracy” by the Cufflinks from Staten Island NY was a Top 10 song from 1969, a studio hit […]

todayMarch 11, 2016

Classic Hits

Oldies But Goodies – One Hit Wonders

They say even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, and in music language that means every garage band can have a hit at least once in their careers before returning to Jiffy Lube as the night manager. It would be difficult to list all the terrific ‘One Hit Wonders,’ but here are our favorites… “Pretty Little Angel Eyes” by Curtis Lee was a short catchy song […]

todayMarch 10, 2016

Classic Hits

The 60s Music That Got Us Through the Hard Times

Wednesday we talked about some of the most troubling times in America - the 60s. What music helped us get through these times and which songs discussed the hot topics? Let's take a look at some of those very songs we're talking about. ‘Blowing in the Wind’ stand today as the single reason to point to the genius of Bob Dylan who penned the song, made famous by folk rock […]

todayMarch 10, 2016

Classic Hits

Legendary Beatle Producer George Martin Has Passed Away

2016 may be remembered as the year of great loss, as David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Robert Stigwood and others have died within the past 3 months. Now, we hear from across the pond in the UK that Sir George Martin, the man who produced all but one Beatles albums, has died at the age of 90. The man most responsible for the direction and commercial success of the Fab […]

todayMarch 9, 2016

Classic Hits

A Tragic Eagles’ Family Member Dies in Accidental Shooting

Being rich and famous is no guarantee of happiness, and certainly not of good health or long life. Another tragedy has struck the super group The Eagles, as former original member Randy Meisner’s wife Lana Rae was killed in what police are calling an accidental shooting. Lana Rae Meisner was moving a rifle that was stored in a case in a closet Sunday when another item in the case shifted, […]

todayMarch 9, 2016

Classic Hits

Explaining the 60s With Music

Although current scholars speak of the 80s as the most important decade of our time because of the birth and growth of technology (Microsoft, Apple, Big Blue), the Reagan years, and Miami Vice, most consider the 60s as the most troubled and volatile decade of the century. The military draft and Vietnam War, racial struggles, civil unrest and disobedience defined the 60s, feminism and assignations of political and ideological leaders. […]

todayMarch 9, 2016

Classic Hits

Rock This Day – Part Two

Rock and Rollers put in work every single day of the week, so we thought’ we’d list your favorite Rock songs by the day of the week. In this edition we're looking at the weekend! Boy oh boy do we love the weekend. Here’s our part two of “Rock This Day.” Friday “Friday on My Mind” by the Easybeats “Friday I’m in Love” by the Cure “Thanks God it’s Friday” […]

todayMarch 9, 2016

Oldies

Stevie Wonder in This Week’s Motown Minute

It’s time for another Motown Minute! Steveland Hardaway Judkins was born a premature baby on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, suffering from a condition that eventually caused him to become blind. At a very early age, Steveland began to play the piano, drums, harmonica and guitar. Talk about a prodigy, when Stevie was 11 he wrote a song called “Lonely Boy,” which eventually caught the eye of Motown CEO […]

todayMarch 9, 2016

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