Although it was a hit almost 60-years ago, Sam Cooke's lovely, lyrical "Cupid" is still a go-to song for Valentine's Day. Here's Sam's own 1961 version, and a 1980 cover by the Spinners. ...and here's a Boomer Music Update Valentine's Day toast  to all the different...

When "Shallow" by Lady Gaga from "A Star Is Born" won last year's Oscar for "Best Original Song"  it was a bona fide, pop-culture hit: it  ranked high on the music charts and got solid radio exposure, following in the footsteps of  previous Academy Award winners, from...

Martin Luther King, Jr. described “People Get Ready” as the unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. Written and recorded in 1965 by Curtis Mayfield, at the time a member of The Impressions, the song ranks  #24 on Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of...

One of the highlights of Sunday night’s 62nd Grammy Awards  show (CBS/ 8pm ET/5P PT) will be when Bonnie Raitt presents John Prine a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1970 Raitt recorded  Prine's  "Angel From Montgomery" -- it became a hit and is now a classic,...

The life we Boomers lived and the music we listen(ed) to is having a pop-culture moment, in film: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rocketman,” on Broadway: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” on TV:  CNN’s  Linda Ronstadt documentary bio  “The Sound of My Voice,” and lots and lots...

Boomer era pop-rock-stars showed their muscle in 2019:  North American rock concert tickets sales for the year were spectacular, a general reminder that Boomers are “still at the table,” and that there are a lot of us, and  that we a spend a lot of money.  Here are...

Both boosting the Boomer image and inspiring Boomers everywhere, Sir Elton, at 72-years old, is at the top of his game: His final tour is sold out-- on every date. The movie about his life is nominated for a Golden Globe. His memoir is a best seller. He has postage...