Ed $heeran’s Recent Tour Was the Biggest Box Office Gross Ever
Among the hundreds of concert tours and millions of tickets sold, one artist now stands above the rest. Ed Sheeran's recent "Divide" tour grossed a mind boggling $736.7 million. The bed-head red-head singer/songwriter extraordinaire takes the crown from U2 who have...
It’s Practically Un-American to Not Like Dolly Parton…
It’s “Dolly Week” In Nashville, and tomorrow night the cream of Nashville’s Country music community will enjoy two sold out shows: “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry,” with guest stars galore: Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Emmylou Harris, Toby Keith,...
Ronstadt. Linda Ronstadt.
If you're a Linda Rostadt fan (and almost everybody is) than you know she has Parkinsons disease, that she doesn't sing anymore, and that she's smart and funny, so, you, and I, and almost everybody else, can look forward to "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice," a...
It’s the 50th Anniversary of “Abbey Road”
It's been a big year for 50th anniversaries, and today, yet another, as the Beatles issue various deluxe editions of "Abbey Road," the band's 11th album, released September 26th 1969, in the U.K. and October 1st in the U.S. The "Super Deluxe" collection includes 3...
On Monday, Bruuuuce Turns 70-Years Old
Bruce Springsteen was 7-years old when he watched Elvis Presley make rock n' roll history on the Ed Sullivan show, a memorable Sunday night that many baby-boomers remember and which impacted Springsteen so strongly that he included the experience in his hit show...
Jackie Wilson Just Got a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Jackie "Mr.Excitement" Wilson got a well-deserved and long overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame two days ago (9/4). Sadly, Wilson's widow, Harlean Harris Wilson, who had planned to attend the tribute, passed away less than two weeks ago. She had been looking...
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Rodney Crowell!
This has been a big month for singer/songwriter/producer Rodney Crowell. On Aug. 10th he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall Of Fame. On August 15th he released "Texas," his newest album, featuring an "all star cast:" Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Lee Ann...
Calling All Motown Fans!
Tomorrow night Showtime airs the documentary "Hitsville: The Making Of Motown" (9 ET/PT) with never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, plus interviews with Berry Gordy and the Motown stars. This is a definite DVR alert for Motown fans-- which likely includes...
It’s A Big Week For Music Nostalgia: ‘Elvis Week” in Memphis, and the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock.
Yesterday, Aug. 15, was Woodstock's 50th anniversary, a major milestone in the history of American pop-culture. Nearly half a million Boomers overwhelmed roads and services, endured mud and muck, and lived to tell their children and grandchildren what it was like to...