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
1980’s WomenPower: Big Hair, Big Shoulders, and Pat Benataur Not Taking s**t From Anybody.
Action flick "Battle Angel Alita" hit screens last week on Valentines Day, and while it's too early to tell how the film will fare at the box office over the next several months, one thing is clear, the movie has a hit song in its soundtrack: "Swan Song," by Dua...
The Raconteurs: Not as Wild as Steven Tyler…
Generally speaking, Boomers believe that our generation’s music was the best ever, and one reason we believe that to be true is Aerosmith’s “Crazy,” a top 10 hit in 1993. It has great everything: words, music, message, emotion, connection, energy… a...
Toby Keith Sings Tenderly about Aging
"Don't let the old man in." I've never heard that expression before, but apparently it means facing down aging, holding death at bay, and here's how that expression turned into a tender, gentle, and quietly elegant song for Clint Eastwood's movie "The Mule." Eastwood...
We Love Benny Blanco and Hope You Will, Too
We can do anything if we put our minds to it Take your whole life then you put a line through it My love is yours if you’re willing to take it Give me your heart ‘cause I ain’t gonna break it If those lyrics excite you, just wait till you hear the whole song:...
Linda Ronstadt Rocks President’s Day with “Back in the U.S.A.”
Today we salute and honor two great American Presidents: George Washington born Feb. 22, 1732 and Abraham Lincoln, born Feb. 12, 1809.
Elvis At His Best, Sunday Night, 9 PM / NBC
It's not the actual '68 "Comeback Special" but this 2-hour "Elvis All-Star Tribute" promises to have the look and feel of that legendary show. Sunday night at 9P ET/PT NBC. Blake Shelton hosts, with appearances and comments from both Priscilla Presley and...
For (pretty hard-core) Country Fans: Ashley McBryde, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
Up and coming Country singer/songwriter Ashley McBryde followed her heart, opting to reject the role of “flavor of the month” route to stardom, and look what happened: Her debut album "Girl Goin' Nowhere" earned a 2018 Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. The...
Songs From Movies: “The Greatest Showman” Reimagined
Last year’s "This Is Me," from "The Greatest Showman," was nominated for an Academy Award for "Song Of The Year" and was the year’s #1 selling album (2 million or so), and the creative team that wrote those songs has just released an album of the same songs, but with...
Dolly Parton: “We Will Always Love You”
Tonight, Country star, pop culture legend and early Boomer Dolly Parton (she just turned 73) will be named "Person of the Year" at the 29th Annual MusiCares event in Los Anggles, which raises money to fund those in need in the music community. Pink, Norah Jones,...