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
Lee Brice: From Clemson Football to #1 on Billboard. His first 2021 release is already on the Country chart.
After Lee Brice was injured while playing football for Clemson, he re-directed his career to music, where he’s been uber-successful as a singer/songwriter, racking up more than a half-dozen number one hits. His newest, "Memory I Don't Mess With," is strong stuff: ...
“Stop the clocks, it’s amazing”
Ed Sheeran is a tremendous talent, an international mega-star whose exceptional melodies and expressions of joy, exhilaration and emotions melt into a sleek, modern interpretation of romance that deeply touches millions of listener’s sweet spot. Loving and gentle,...
A Feel-Good, Fun Christmas Song (You just have to listen to this.)
Country star Jimmie Allen has re-imagined Louis York's "What Does Christmas Mean," from three years ago, keeping the duo (Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony) and adding Nashville trio the Shindellas for a cool, new holiday song-for-grown-ups to add to your playlist. This...
Long Awaited & Anticipated: McCartney III
In the music world, 1964 starred the Beatles, and although they disbanded a mere 6-years later (1970), just a blip on the pop culture time-line, their impact, influence, legacy and fan base is current, on-going and growing, aided in part by the supernaturally talented...
Laughter May Be The Best Medicine, But Dancing Goes a Long Way, Too!
"...what we need right now is a song that's going to uplift us and hopefully "Take You Dancing" can be a light in these trying days". ---Jason Derulo Agreed: Dancing is a good thing. It uplifts the spirit and releases the soul, plus, it's aerobic. Back in the 70s, we...
Breaking Up: It’s All in the Way You Look at It
Sam Hunt is a Country star, and he’s hurtin' big time. His latest, "Breaking Up Was Easy In the 90's," is classic Country: twang (Hunt is from Georgia), jail, and a heartbreak so sad and so bad you can feel it yourself. He cites technology as a contributor to...
The Ladies of Rock Tell All
When noted music journalist Lisa Robinson began her career 50+ years ago there wasn't any Twitter or #metoo movement to shine a light on the sexual and emotional abuse of women in the music business, which are covered, but not the focus of, "Nobody Ever Asked Me...
“Someone To You” Is Back, Only This Time It’s Pop!
Three years ago Banners, stage name for Mike Nelson, did well with his rocker "Someone To You," which recently went viral on Tik Tok, leading to a massive increase in streams and a revival of the song's popularity, this time crossing over to pop. Lyrically, "Someone...
There’s Bang, and Then There is “BANG!”
New York brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Metzger, aka AJR, have an unbeatable combo: they work hard and have talent. Their "BANG!" is fun, wild, intense, energetic--it burned up the Alt chart, reaching "top-three," and is currently #6 on Adult Top 40 and #10 on Top 40....