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
The Goo Goo Dolls Have a Hit & It Reminds Us of “Supertramp’s “Logical Song”
"Miracle Pill' by the Goo Goo Dolls is an Adult Top 40 hit that's introspective--a look at the "big picture"--taking stock--just like songs from "back in the day!" Goo Goo Dolls co-founder, John Rzeznik, explained in a recent Spin magazine interview that "Miracle...
Dolly Parton’s Ode to Labor Day: “9-5”
https://youtu.be/UbxUSsFXYo4
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Rodney Crowell!
This has been a big month for singer/songwriter/producer Rodney Crowell. On Aug. 10th he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall Of Fame. On August 15th he released "Texas," his newest album, featuring an "all star cast:" Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Lee Ann...
It’s Never a Good Thing When “Good Things Fall Apart”
"Good Things Fall Apart" by Illenium (the stage name of Nicholas Miller, an award winning producer/DJ/musician in the dance-music world,) is a collaboration with Jon Bellion, a singer/rapper/songwriter, also from the dance genre, that draws a parallel to the breakup...
When the Singer and the Song are More Than the Sum of its Parts.
I gave a lot of thought about how to introduce you to Brittany Howard’s “Stay High.” I contemplated a cute title: “Is it the Singer or The Song?” or telling you that when I saw her on SNL her soulful vocals and emotional abandon reminded me of Janis Joplin. Maybe...
Calling All Motown Fans!
Tomorrow night Showtime airs the documentary "Hitsville: The Making Of Motown" (9 ET/PT) with never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, plus interviews with Berry Gordy and the Motown stars. This is a definite DVR alert for Motown fans-- which likely includes...
Miranda Lambert, Saucy as Ever
Survival, overcoming obstacles, moving on ... those moments in life we'd like to forget... Miranda Lambert's first single since 2017's "Tin Man" is upbeat, and so Country. The title says it all: "It All Comes Out in the Wash." You got frisky with your boss at the...
Sam Smith Sings a Song of Heartache & Heartbreak
There’s a long history of rock and Top 40 songs that express the pain and anguish of love gone wrong. It’s a tall task: enough sensitivity and honesty to get it across, but not so much that the listener sinks into a depression! Cat Stevens wrote "The First Cut Is the...
It’s A Big Week For Music Nostalgia: ‘Elvis Week” in Memphis, and the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock.
Yesterday, Aug. 15, was Woodstock's 50th anniversary, a major milestone in the history of American pop-culture. Nearly half a million Boomers overwhelmed roads and services, endured mud and muck, and lived to tell their children and grandchildren what it was like to...