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
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Strumbellas!
I loved the band before I even heard them because their name is so much fun, and now that I’ve listened to “Spirits,” their newest release, a thought provoking song with a catchy chorus, and most especially since watching their video--a charming, cirque...
Elle King Is the Real Thing
There’s only one Tina Turner, and she’s retired, so let Elle King give you your bluesy, rootsy, rock n roll fix when you’re jonesing for the call of a wild woman. It was just last year that Elle King started getting significant notice, with critical acclaim for...
David Bowie 1947-2016
On Monday, millions of people were shocked to learn of the unexpected death of David Bowie. It seems fitting that the iconic artist would share a birthday with Elvis Presley, because both were trailblazers, but in different ways. David Bowie blurred gender lines, made...
Traditional County, Updated
If you like your Country music hard-core, than soon to be household name, newcomer Maren Morris, is your gal. Her debut single, "My Church," captivates from its first few notes, and then it just keeps building with her vocals pulling every bit of emotion from each...
A Throwback to the 70s Smooth Soul Sounds
Leon Bridges is silkier than Bill Withers (who has a bit of grit) and his latest top ten hit, “Smooth Sailin',” is a nod to that bygone era of sensuous, sophisticated, sexy soul hits from the 70s. “Smooth Sailin',” like Withers’ “Use Me,” glides along with rhythmic...
Happy Birthday, Elvis Presley
On this day 81 years ago, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Gladys Presley gave birth to twin boys. One boy, Jessie Garon, was stillborn. His brother, Elvis Aaron, would go on to become one of the greatest performers of all time. Sixty years ago the King Of Rock n’ Roll’s...
A 2015 Sampler
Fellow Boomers, do you remember those 1950s Buchanan & Goodman “Flying Saucer” songs, which interspersed clips from other hits into a crazy, sci-fi narrative? Today, mixing up clips from several different hits is called a mashup and it’s an art form—and the...
“7 Years” Reminiscent of “Cats in the Cradle”
Funny how a good song can capture a whole lifetime in four minutes. Harry Chapin’s "Cats In The Cradle" told of his father-son relationship from child to adulthood, and “7 Years” by Danish group Lukas Graham succinctly hits life’s high spots from age 7 to 60:...
A Peek Into 2016
Dr Hook? Capt. Hook? It’s Shawn Hook! A young (probably in his 20s) Canadian singer/songwriter, just emerging stateside, who will likely make a splash in 2016. And it will probably be with this song—“Sound of Your Heart.” It’s the sound of his heart breaking because...