The Hipsters Guide to the Quarantine by Mick Jagger & the Rolling Stones
The hippest, slickest "quarantine"-ish" song so far is the Rolling Stone's "Living in a Ghost Town"--a great, groovy, mesmerizing, eclectic, breezy, bluesy but not blues, brand new release, the band's first in eight years and what timing! Jagger said in interview with...
“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...
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...
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...
Willie Nelson, We Love You
Willie Nelson turned 87 y/o two days ago, and that's probably the nicest thing that's happened in the whole USA in the whole month of April, as most of us love Willie Nelson--for his music, for who he is as a person, because he's from Texas... ... he has a brand new...
R.I.P. John Prine
John Prine, storyteller extraordinaire and an icon of the Americana music scene, died April 7h after developing Covid 19. An early Boomer (born 1946), Prine’s story songs and melodies could be humorous, touching, witty, thought provoking, and emotional as they...
R.I.P. Bill Withers. “Ain’t No Sunshine” Without You
Bill withers had a short recording career--just 15 years--from 1970-85, yet in that window, his songs secured him a permanent place in the collective musical soundtrack of a generation. Everybody knows "Ain't No Sunshine," " Lean on Me (his biggest hit, which topped...
Say it ain’t so! The “Global Rock Concert for a Good Cause” is going virtual.
Say it ain’t so! The “Global Rock Concert for a Good Cause” is going virtual. Lots of star performances, but... just you in your sweats, all alone...no group energy and interactions with strangers, no chants or contact highs... .... also, no traffic or parking...
Sunday Night is Country Night (on TV)
The Academy of Country Music Awards show, scheduled for Sunday night, has been postponed until Sept., replaced by a special event, "The Academy of Country Music Presents: Our Country," a showcase with highlights from past ACM's, a Kenny Rogers tribute, and various...