Band Has Weird Name But Makes Top-Notch Music
I’d probably snort if you suggested I’d fall for a band with a name like “Cage the Elephant” except that I know that last November Boomer Music Update raved about that same band’s #1 Alternative hit, “Mess Around.”...
Happy 70th Birthday, Linda Ronstadt
As a member of the first class of Boomers—born July 15th, 1946—Linda Ronstadt fully embraced the golden era of rock n’ roll, covering songs by The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and Roy Orbison. Linda was a star right out of the box, her repertory expanding from lead...
Heartfelt Tribute For the Orlando Victims
It’s been almost a full month since that horrific shooting spree in Orlando, where almost 100 people were killed and/or injured—an event that shocked, and saddened, millions of people worldwide. Christina Aguilera has put those emotions into a soul-tinged song...
July 4th With Willie Nelson
Americans celebrate the 4th of July in many different ways: a neighborhood and/or family bar-b-q, a swim party, a picnic at the park, a concert. And then there is the famed “Willie Nelson 4th of July Party,” a Texas tradition since 1973 when it landed like a...
The Enduring Charm of GREASE: The Play, The Movie, The Songs
Tomorrow starts the first “official weekend of Summer," the season that has inspired a long list of hit songs, including “Summer Nights” from “Grease” which was a hit on Broadway in the early 70’s--when most Boomers weren't even driving yet, and, then, in the...
A Song About Fathers For Father’s Day
Relationships between parents and children can often be complicated and difficult to explain, even in song. The Cat Stevens ballad, “Father And Son,” from his classic 1970 album “Tea For The Tillerman,” conveys tenderness, caring and honesty in that 70s style of Too...
Muhammad Ali R.I.P.
In 1975, British singer Johnny Wakelin broke onto the Top 40 chart with a song called “Muhammad Ali Black Superman Song," a chirpy ditty that celebrated "The Greatest." Ali was 22 years old in 1964, when he won his first world heavyweight boxing championship—just as...
Fitz & The Tantrums=Fun, Hip, Energy
It's been seven years since Michael Fitzpatrick recorded the very first Fitz & The Tantrums album in his living room in Los Angeles. Word spread quickly and the buzz on the band brought them national recognition a year later. For a true experience try and...
Remembering A Classic American Pop Song
Today marks the beginning of Memorial Day weekend 2016, when we honor the millions of Americans who have served their country and sacrificed so much. 50 years ago Boomers were just becoming familiar with names like Saigon, Hanoi and Da Nang and just starting to watch...