If you are a Boomer who was even remotely connected to rock an roll and pop culture in your formative years, you know Hal Blaine’s drumming—those classic first few instantly recognizable opening beats from the Ronettes "Be My Baby” – the same song that Brian Wilson,...

In Dec., 2017, Boomer Music Update featured then 19-year old Khalid and his big hit at the time, "Young Dumb & Broke."  We noted the song had over 192 million Youtube views. Fast forward a mere 14 months: "Young Dumb & Broke" has over a half billion Youtube...

Country music Hall Of Famer Ronnie Milsap has been delivering Country hits since his breakthrough in the 70s. His giant talent and mass appeal style propelled him to a level of stardom that few attain, and he deserves all the attention and respect due a Country music...

"Don't let the old man in." I've never heard that expression before, but apparently it means facing down aging, holding death at bay, and here's how that expression turned into a tender, gentle, and quietly elegant song for Clint Eastwood's movie "The Mule." Eastwood...

It's not the actual '68 "Comeback Special" but  this  2-hour "Elvis All-Star Tribute" promises to have the look and feel of that legendary show. Sunday night at 9P ET/PT NBC. Blake Shelton hosts, with appearances and comments from both Priscilla Presley and...

Tonight, Country star, pop culture legend and early Boomer Dolly Parton (she just turned 73) will be named  "Person of the Year" at the 29th Annual MusiCares event in Los Anggles, which raises money to fund those in need in the music community.  Pink, Norah Jones,...

How improbable is it, that an 8-minute long nostalgia laced song with obtuse lyrics, by an unknown singer, would not only be the #1 hit of 1971, but that it would also become so well known it could have it's own meme? Of course, we're talking about "American Pie," Don...

Country legend Reba McEntire and Cher, the Queen of Everything, were celebrated last month at the 41st Annual Kennedy Honors, which was broadcast the day after Christmas, when Boomer Music Update was on holiday break. Both honorees had tributes paid to them by an...

This month marks the 60th Anniversary of the "Motown sound," which has influenced millions of Boomers taste in music, dance, fashion and pop culture. The label's first release* was January 21, 1959, and within two years, their first #1 hit was everywhere:  "Please...