In the 15 years since "The Man In Black" passed away, the number of books written about Johnny Cash could  fill several shelves at book stores and libraries. The latest tome promises something new: "The Man In Song: A Discographic Biography Of Johnny Cash" by John...

  D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s drummer from 1954-1968, has died in his sleep in Nashville.  He was 87 years old, the last of the original members of Presley’s band. Fontana’s energy, power, and excitement were key contributors to Elvis’ unique sound—together, they...

Lots of attention paid this week to the 50th anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s death (Thurs., June 6th), which came just two months after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, both events occurring as the war in Viet Nam was escalating---CNN dubbed it "the...

  In the midst of the Memorial Day BBQs, beaches, and hitting the road, we completely overlooked the legendary singer/songwriter AND Boomer Stevie Nicks' 70th birthday, which was last Sat. (May 26th). Men have had their fantasies about her, and many women have, too,...

Ironic, isn’t it, that the same “Memorial Day Weekend!” that kicks off Summer Surf & Sun! is also a solemn, sad remembrance (not a "holiday") that’s personal to families and friends who lost loved ones in an American war—any war, and that’s also public, because the...

The annual Billboard Music Awards are on TV this Sunday night ( May 20th) on NBC (8ET/5PT) with Janet Jackson receiving their “ICON” award, in recognition of her long and successful career:  recall that she was only 20 y/o, in 1986, when "When I Think Of You" hit #1...

Some Boomers sometimes remark that today’s music just isn’t as good as the music from the good ol’ days and those Boomers are in good company because Sir Elton, aka Elton John, recently complained to the British press that today's music doesn't stand up to songs from...

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that  commemorates a minor Mexican military victory, and which is more popular here in the U.S. than it is in Mexico. Sometimes known as  “drinko de mayo,” tequila is the drink of choice. Flash back to “Tequila” the song.  It’s...

If you are alive, “Ready To Roar” will get you smilin’ (at worst) and (at best) tappin’ or clappin …and it’s not even a great song, it's just an OK song that hits the right note, the right rhythm, the right tone, and that's because Willie Nelson, the song’s co-writer...