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
Frankie Valli Redux & The Academy of Country Music Awards Are on TV Tonight.
"You're just too good to be true/can't take my eyes off of you" ... 53 years ago Frankie Valli made made musical history with the enduring "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"' which is, as we speak, being introduced to a new generation of Top 40 listeners via electronic...
The 80s-YEAH! (A Must Listen To!)
Almost five years ago, Boomer Music Update raved about Dawes, a four-man Los Angeles/Laurel Canyon indie folk/rock band fronted by lead singer and guitarist Taylor Goldsmith with his drum playing younger brother Griffin. Fast forward to next month, when Dawes...
R.I.P.: Ronald Bell, Co-Founder, Kool & The Gang
If you are a Boomer, then it's very likely that you're familiar with "Celebration," Kool and the Gang's festive ode to fun and even more fun! From the 70s through the 80s, when R&B songs were Top 40 staples, Kool & the Gang were super-stars--their co founder,...
Getting To Know Miley Cyrus
If you're even slightly tuned into pop-culture, you are aware of the publicity juggernaut that's Miley Cyrus--maybe seen her on TV or in the tabloids-- she's just released "Midnight Sky," her new and "highly anticipated" single (nearly seven million You-tube hits...
Today is Labor Day
What a difference a year makes. Last year was a traditional, regular ol' Labor Day. This year, the search for a vaccine for Covid-19 is at warp speed, with millions searching for work and a paycheck. Those fortunate enough to have both can celebrate their good...
These Musicians Are Old(er) BUT They’ve Still Got It!
Motown had its "Funk Brothers" and the West Coast its "Wrecking Crew"-- the session playing super-musicians who contributed and helped craft many of the major pop hits of the 60's and early 70's. Now, it's time for another group of rock's premiere, all star-session...
What the World Needs Now…Is a Feel-Good Song
"Savage Love," an international hit by Jawsh 685, a17-year old New Zealand high school student/song producer, and American hit-maker Jason Derulo, has the pop-reggae flavor and feel good vibe that you hear in Jimmy Cliff's early 70's classic "You Can Get It If You...
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” Update Sizzles!
In 1984, when the oldest Boomer was 38 y/o, and the youngest 20, Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" was a musical sensation and at the 1985's Grammy Awards she won "Record Of The Year," "Song Of The Year," and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance." Now, 35+...
Be There or Be Square: Sunday Night’s MTV Video Awards
Sunday night MTV airs their 37th annual Video Music Awards and one of the most awaited highlight is South Korean boy-band and K-pop phenom BTS, who'll showcase "Dynamite," their newest single. According to the Wall Street Journal, last week, when "Dynamite" was...