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
Musical Fireworks Just In Time For July 4th
In one week Americans will celebrate their 242nd "Independence Day" and just 10 days later, July 14, France celebrates ”Bastille Day,” their version of our July 4th, the day that ushered in the 1799 French Revolution. Inspired by that same French holiday, although...
Young? Younger? Really Young!
As Boomers, we’ve been around the block a few times. When we think of our “youth” we might think back to when we were in our 20s or early 30s--back when we were, you know, young. However, there’s a hit arising on Adult Top 40 radio: “Younger“ by A Great Big World,...
New Bio: “The Man In Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash”
In the 15 years since "The Man In Black" passed away, the number of books written about Johnny Cash could fill several shelves at book stores and libraries. The latest tome promises something new: "The Man In Song: A Discographic Biography Of Johnny Cash" by John...
Let’s Hear It For Strong Willed Women With Powerful Voices!
Let’s hear it for S-T-R-O-N-G willed women with P-0-W-E-R-F-U-L voices. For example, Annie Lennox singing “Walking on Broken Glass (1992) --her passion and conviction--she puts it all out there--and so does Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine in their newest,...
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”–Elton John & Kiki Dee or The Backstreet Boys?
In 1976 Elton John & Kiki Dee had a global hit with their sassy, light-hearted, cute duet, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” … …which is the exact same name of the latest by Backstreet Boys, except that theirs isn’t sassy or lighthearted, rather, it’s a serious song...
D.J. Fontana, Elvis’ Original Drummer, Dead at 87
D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s drummer from 1954-1968, has died in his sleep in Nashville. He was 87 years old, the last of the original members of Presley’s band. Fontana’s energy, power, and excitement were key contributors to Elvis’ unique sound—together,...
BIGGER & LOUDER vs. Old Fashion & Simple
We live in an age of High! Tech! Events are Bigger, Louder and Ever More Spectacular!! Simplicity isn’t even in the conversation! Except… that… Florida Georgia Line is whistling and strumming their way up the Country chart with " Simple” described by one half...
Girl(s) Like You
When Maroon 5 released "Girls Like You" (their newest), an up-tempo love song, the buzz was instantaneous. Almost every Top 40 and Adult Top 40 outlet had the song in high rotation, resulting in millions of streams and millions of views. In less than 2 weeks the song...
Dion Pays Tribute to RFK with “Abraham, Martin, & John”
Lots of attention paid this week to the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s death (Thurs., June 6th), which came just two months after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, both events occurring as the war in Viet Nam was escalating---CNN dubbed it "the...