Fifty-five years ago (May, 1966), The Beach Boys dazzled the world with their groundbreaking artistic masterpiece, "Pet Sounds" -- Rolling Stone magazine ranks it  number two on their "Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time,"  eclipsed only by Marvin Gaye's classic...

Formed more than 50 years ago, Texas Trio ZZ Top started turning heads in 1973, with their now classic "Tres Hombres" album, which included "Tush," their first Top 40 hit. Today, the group's lead singer/songwriter and lead vocalist, Billy Gibbons, is releasing...

Johnny Crawford, who played Chuck Conners' son Mark McCain on the late 50's/early 60's classic Western series "The Rifleman," died several weeks ago from Covid complications and Alzheimer's. He was 75 y/o. Prior to his stint on "The Rifleman," Crawford was...

One of our favorite Boomers, Cher, turned 75 y/o yesterday, and, fittingly, People magazine feted her with a special edition:  "Her Music, Her Movies, Her Incredible Life: From "I Got You Babe" To "Moonstruck." A star since her teens, People could have easily made...

Mick Jagger, long time member the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, brand new inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,  flat out rock on "Eazy Sleazy"-- they wrote it and perform it:  Jagger on guitar and vocals , Grohl...

Van Morrison’s 42nd album, "Latest Record Project: Volume 1" is in release today, a 28 song, three-disc set of all new material:  "I'm getting away from the perceived same songs, same albums all the time. This guy's done 500 songs, maybe more, so hello? Why do you...

While it would be real scream if Willie Nelson's birthday was April 20th (4/20--marijuana glorification day), in fact, his birthday was yesterday, and he turned 88. In 2018, Nelson won a Grammy for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" for "My Way," his Frank Sinatra...

Music critic and historian Joel Selvin’s latest, "Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of The California Paradise," pulls back the curtain on the Southern California music scene and teen lifestyle, circa 1958, when the oldest Boomer was in junior...

For the past 55 Aprils, the Academy of Country Music has handed out awards, except for April, 2020, when, due to Covid restrictions, the event was moved, but now it's back on, for this April, hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, who was asked to co-host by Urban,...