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Rockers Still on Tour

2016 has been a cruel year so far as we’ve lost The Eagles’ Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, long time Bee Gees manager and producer Robert Stigwood, Jefferson Airplanes Paul Kantner and original female singer Signe Anderson, Earth Wind and Fire’s Maurice White, and Dale Griffin. We still have however, rockers that are not only in good health, but still touring. Believe it or not, these rockers are […]

todayMarch 2, 2016

Classic Hits

Derek and the Domino’s – A to Z

This year is a leap year, meaning there were 29 days in February. Amazingly, that time has already come and gone! Let’s leap in 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 ‘D.’ In early 1970, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman created Derek and the Domino’s, a mostly studio group […]

todayMarch 2, 2016

Oldies

Berry Gordon and Kim Weston in Our Motown Minute

It’s time for another Motown minute... In 1959, Berry Gordy borrowed start-up money from an uncle and started a record company out of his home on Grand Boulevard in downtown Detroit. His boxing career wasn’t taking off, so he figured he’d do something else with his life. Nearly a billion dollars later, the Motown Sound continues to fil the airwaves with your favorite songs. You can’t properly celebrate the Motown […]

todayMarch 2, 2016

Classic Rock

The Electric Prunes/The Eps – A to Z

Let’s leap into 2016 with a new attitude and showcase the most interesting and lesser known artists of our time, with a feature we call ‘A to Z.’ Here is the letter E... "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night," was a classic late 60s song from a group of Los Angeles studio musicians that called themselves the ‘Electric Prunes.’ Dave Hassinger, an original member, was at that time […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

Classic Hits

The Music of the Politics – Part One

It’s not uncommon or politics and rock n’ roll to cross paths, but it’s starting to get interesting. Recently, the Rolling Stones and Elton John have publicly announced that presidential candidate Donald Trump did not have permission to use their songs. What most people don’t know is the campaign does have the right to use a song (in limited definitions) if the campaign pays the BMI and ASCAP general music […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

Classic Hits

The Boss’ Best – Part Two

Bruce Springsteen has written his memoir “Born to Run” due out in the fall, so let’s share a few more thoughts on our favorite songs, and the backstory behind them. Here’s part two of “The Boss Best.” “Rosalita” from his "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" album is a seven-minute classic that helped him break through to the national scene. This song alone generated the FM radio […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

Classic Hits

Prince News, Bruce Shouts Wrong Name and Many More Headlines..

Prince recently announced that he will be on tour, but did not tell anyone where did not say where he'd be playing. Said differently he’s being very coy about dates, and not using paper tickets. Concert goers will have to buy online and redeem at the door using certified ID to get in. Donald Fagen made news in January being arrested for domestic violence, but better news about Steely Dan […]

todayFebruary 29, 2016

Classic Hits

Beatles Themed Weekend Headlines

It's been a busy past week, so let's catch up to the many headlines that have come across the waves recently. Let's start it off with Yoko Ono and her recent sickness that caused her to go to a hospital... Yoko Ono was released from the hospital over the weekend in New York after being hospitalized for serious flu like symptoms. He son Sean Lennon used his social media accounts […]

todayFebruary 29, 2016

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Motown The Musical

If you get a chance this upcoming Spring, be sure to buy tickets to see Motown: The Musical, which is a very popular Broadway show that is now touring the country. The wonderful stage performance is based on Berry Gordy’s autobiography as the head talent master of the Motown music era. Diana Ross and The Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Mary Wells, Jr. Walker and the All […]

todayFebruary 26, 2016

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