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
A New Song For Memorial Day
Here's a brand new song that's a perfect fit for this year's Memorial Day because it honors not only the brave soldiers who died in battles past, it also pays tribute to our living heros--the Dr.s, nurses, and healthcare workers on the front lines of today's battle...
“The Times They Are a Changin’”– Hand Written Lyric$ = Big $$
We were teens when Bob Dylan happened. Now he’s 78 y/o and we Boomers are somewhere between 56 and 74. And those lyrics Bob Dylan wrote down, back then, in his own handwriting, when both he and we were young, are worth big-bucks today. Last month the words to "Hey...
The Name’s the Same…
In 1986 “Your Love” by British quartet The Outfield went “Top Ten” on both Pop and Rock charts with their mass appeal hit "Your Love." As the lyrics make clear, this “love” is a crass love: I just want to use your love tonight And As you're leaving please would you...
ATTN: People Who Love Dance Music
Do you love dance music? Were you into disco? In 1977 did you groove to "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," Santa Esmeralda's cover of the mid-60s hit by the Animals, and which was all over Top 40 and Disco radio and in the clubs? If the above is you, you're in luck,...
Bob Seger Just Turned 75-Years Old
Last November, after 56 years of touring, Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet band put a wrap on it. Seger turned 75 y/o May 6th --we Boomers remember his hard driving, high testosterone heartland rock and roll, softened with a poet’s insight; his gentle, often tender...
Beware Women with Green Eyes, Plus, “Little” Stevie Wonder is 70 y/o Today
She liked petty crimes, she had green eyes, like mountain dew Let’s agree that that line, by British singer and musician Bakar, is a knock-out. “CRACKD,” the European music mag, described Bakar as an “indie revivalist" because he’s attempting to "bridge the gap"...
“In a World Full of Hate, Be a Light”
Glen Campbell said it 50 years ago, with "Try A Little Kindness," John Lennon said it, too, with “Imagine,” and now it’s Country star Thomas Rhett, reminding us to embrace our shared humanity, take the high road, do the right thing, be our best selves: In a world...
Today is Ricky Nelson’s 80th Birthday
"Father Knows Best," "Leave It to Beaver," "My Three Sons" -- these TV shows were iconic but the show that holds the record (14 seasons) for the longest running live sitcom of all time is "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" which was also the launching pad for...
This “Fire” is on Fire!
Austin based duo Black Pumas--guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada and singer Eric Burton-- have aptly named their newest song "Fire,” and it’s a killer: cool, hip, and soulful. Only a confident band could or would title their song "Fire"--such a high-profile word...