Keeping Boomers In Touch With Today's Music
We connect a song from back-in-the-day to a current hit that has a similar sound/content/style. You’ll be up to speed in 90-seconds.
Curated by Dave Sholin | Written by Lee Wade
Friendship Never Goes Out of Style
2018 has been a good year for L. A. based trio LovelyTheBand...in March, we raved about “Broken” --two lonely (and broken) spirits, connecting. Despite its title, that song was chirpy, sweet, upbeat and positive and was a hit on both Adult top 40 and Alternative...
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Brand New Michael Jackson Vocals!
Superstar rapper/singer/songwriter/record producer/actor and entrepreneur Drake’s latest top 40 hit, “Don’t Matter to Me” features vocals by the late Michael Jackson, snippets from an unreleased 1982 recording session between Jackson and Drake’s fellow Canadian,...
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A Romantic Song to Start Your Weekend…
Before you automatically disregard “Here Tonight” just because it’s Country, be aware that it’s not very corny, and it isn’t at all “Bro-Country,” rather, it’s uplifting and up-tempo with a positive and energizing chorus and melody, and the lyrics and overall...
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George Ezra’s “Shotgun” has almost 30-million YouTube views. Check it out.
“Shotgun” by 25-year old British singer/songwriter George Ezra has 29 million+ YouTube views, so, just to be in the know, you’ll probably want to it check out—he’s in the rock/pop arena, his idol is Bob Dylan, he’s grounded in American blues and folk, has a deep,...
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Camila Cabello: Be There or Be Square
"Long Long Time'” is a beautiful and haunting ballad that pretty much closed the deal that Linda Ronstadt would be one of the greatest talents of her, and our, generation. At the time (1970) Ronstadt was 24-years old, just slightly older than Camila Cabello, one...
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Garth Brooks Makes History at Notre Dame Stadium & Calling All Elvis Fans!
On October 20th, Garth Brooks made history by becoming the very first to perform a concert at Notre Dame Stadium since it opened 88-years ago. 84,000+ people plunked down nearly a $100 a ticket, and, Sunday night, 8 PM, ET, CBS will televise that concert. Merch: few...
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Faith Based Star Lauren Daigle Has a Top 40 Hit.
In 2015, Lauren Daigle won the Best New Artist award from the Gospel Music Association (GMA), the organization that represents Christian music and that has their own version of the Grammys called the Dove Awards. It’s rare, and it’s a struggle, for faith-based artists...
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EDM “Light”. Easing Boomers Into Music Modernity.
In 1987, Scottish band Danny Wilson scored a one hit wonder called "Mary's Prayer," with a sound that offers a similar music vibe to "Back Down,” the newest Alternative release from Bob Moses. If you aren’t familiar with them, their official format is “electronic,...
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Today is Record Store Day!
Today is one of the two days of the year set aside to give your local independently owned record store some extra love. In fact, this is the 10th anniversary of the very first "Record Store Day"-- when a number of exclusive and limited-run releases go up for sale....
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