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Super Sports Songs – Part One

The recently played big NFL game reminded us how live sporting events and great music go together like peanut butter and jelly. Your team enters the field, and boom there’s a great tune. Here’s part one of “Super Sports Songs.” “Enter Sandman” by Metallica is a classic sports song by a heavy metal band that has been widely accepted – hey, even dad likes the guitar lick. This song has […]

todayFebruary 15, 2016

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Monday Music Headlines

Let’s bring you up to speed with our Monday morning music headlines... Stevie Wonder has been added to the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival, held this year on May 27-29, 2016 in Napa. You can buy tickets at BottleRockNapaValley.com. Glen Campbell is now in the sixth stage of his devastating Alzheimer’s disease, and may not make it to his 80th birthday in April of this year. Our hearts and prayers continue […]

todayFebruary 15, 2016

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One Heck of a Concert for $5

How would you like to see the greatest band of all time for under a $5? When The Beatles played the Las Vegas Convention Center in 1964, fans paid $4 each for their ticket. One of the watermark moments of the band was of course the Sgt. Peppers release, its music, and oddly enough the album covers. Did you know that 3 famous women appear (along with many others) on […]

todayFebruary 12, 2016

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Best Songs About Baseball

It’s the middle of February and we're a week away from catchers and pitchers reporting to their respective spring training camps. Music is an important part of baseball, as our favorite songs are played in between innings, often used to inspire our team to victory. With baseball and warmer weather on its way, we thought we’d look at the best songs written about baseball. “Centerfield” by John Fogerty is every […]

todayFebruary 12, 2016

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The Early Days of Cliff Richard

In the late 70s and early 80s Cliff Richard from Britain crashed onto the American music charts with “Devil Woman” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” Most people didn’t know that Cliff had been making his bones in the music game since the late 1950s, yet walking away from Rock 'n Roll before his comeback in the late 70s. Cliff Richard had early success as the lead singer of ‘The Drifters’ […]

todayFebruary 12, 2016

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The Pet Sounds 50 Years Ago Tour

It’s hard to believe, but the Beach Boys began their musical journey some 50 years ago. Brian Wilson, considered the intellectual center of the band in spite of his mental and spiritual struggles, is back on tour this summer on his last tour. They're not the same band they used to be, but how could you miss that?? The tour is called ‘Pet Sounds 50 Years Ago,’ and here are […]

todayFebruary 11, 2016

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Eric Clapton Fun Facts – Part Two

Eric Clapton is at or near the top of every ‘greatest guitarist’ poll, so we’re spending a little time getting to know Eric better. Here’s part two of Eric Clapton fun facts… Although the Yardbirds had commercial success, Eric was not pleased with the groups move to more commercial recordings (he wanted to remain true to his blues roots) leaving the band just as the song “For Your Love” hit […]

todayFebruary 11, 2016

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Just the Way K.C. Likes It

Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey was born in 1951 in Hialeah, Florida. As a young man Harry worked in a record store while working off hours as a part time musician. Yearning to be famous., K.C decided to go for broke forming ‘KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band’ with other employees of the record store. The rest is music history. K.C. and the Sunshine Band gave us “Get Down Tonight,” “I’m […]

todayFebruary 10, 2016

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Another Big Beatles Bite

It’s time for another Beatles Bite... The song “Daytripper” is a wonderful Beatle song that was actually the ‘B’ side (meaning the record company threw a song on the reverse side of a vinyl single of the ‘A’ side). “We Can Work it Out”, released in December 1965 was the hit. The song hit number one in the charts and continues to be one of the most played Beatle songs […]

todayFebruary 10, 2016

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