Mondo Cozmo: A Brilliant “Must Listen To”
I know we don’t all like the same genres, and not everyone will think “Shine” by Mondo Cozmo is brilliant, but the Bob Dylan-ish vocals and lyrics, plus the Tom Petty influence, make a compelling case. Stick with me Jesus through the comin' storm I've come to you in...
A Tribute To Leon Russell
We can't not give a salute to the passing last week of Leon Russell. He was 74 years old, and had been in poor health for several years; in July he had a quadruple bypass operation, from which he was still recovering. Leon Russell was was too old to be an...
Sting Has A New Song
If it seems like Sting has been around forever, it’s because he almost has--it was 1978 –38 years ago-- when The Police burst on the music and culture scene with “Roxanne.” Back then, the oldest Boomer was 32 and Sting, who just turned 65-years old last month,...
R.I.P. Bobby Vee, Teen Idol
Bobby Vee died October 24th from complications due to Alzheimer’s. He was 73. In the Fall of 1960, Boomers were just entering junior and senior high, and Vee, only a few years older than we were, was HOT on Top 40 radio with his first hit "Devil Or Angel." **...
50th Anniversary of the Country Music Awards
If you love Country music, next week is a good week because it’s the 50th anniversary of “CMAs” –the Country Music Awards—and to mark the occasion, the annual awards show will be extra special. Awards night is known as “Country’s Biggest Night” -- when the...
Rod Temperton Passes Away. Wrote “Thriller” For Michael Jackson
In 1977, Disco ruled, and the multi-talented songwriter and keyboardist Rod Temperton and his group, Heatwave, were riding high with "Boogie Nights," the first of several hits by the seven member British band. Temperton also wrote their big hit, the classic slow jam...
The Oldest Boomer is 70. Chuck Berry is 90. Oy!
Shell-shocked? It’s true. The man who gave us “Johnny B. Goode,” “School Days,” “Maybelline,” “Sweet Little Sixteen," “Rock And Roll Music," “Reelin’ and Rockin'," "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" and "Carol"--to name a...
“Shop Around: Growing Up With Motown in a Sinatra Household”
Sportswriters can be great writers, and here’s a terrific memoir by acclaimed San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Bruce Jenkins. In 1960, he was 12 years old, living in Malibu, CA , the son of Beverly and Gordon Jenkins: she was an acclaimed singer, and he was...
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Monkees TV Debut!
We would be remiss to let this Boomer cultural milestone slip by without proper recognition. 50 years ago this month, (Sept. 12 to be exact) NBC aired the first episode of The Monkees! Beatles Smeatles! England may have given the world John, Paul, George and...