Can You Believe It? Cher is 70 Today!
Let’s gather together as a generation, and raise our champagne glasses in a toast to Cher, as she turns 70-years old today. We’ve been listening to her since “I Got You Babe,” which came out in Aug., 1969—51 years ago. In 1989 Cher was 43 years old and in her prime. ...
Monday Is The 50th Anniversary of “Pet Sounds”
This coming Monday marks the 50th anniversary of Brian Wilson’s timeless masterpiece, "Pet Sounds," ranked by Rolling Stone as the #2 album ALL TIME right behind The Beatles "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band." A “50th Anniversary Collectors Edition” will be...
Dolly Parton: We Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946, less than three weeks into the Baby Boom. Now she’s 70, and doing what she’s always done: traveling the globe, entertaining and charming audiences each time she steps on stage. Today, May 6th, Dolly goes home to Pigeon Forge,...
Flint’s Polluted Water? Been There, Done That…
Water contamination in Flint, MI is déjà vu all over again for Boomers: Remember 1966’s hit "Dirty Water" by the Standells? About the famously polluted Charles River in Boston? And then, just a few years after that, in 1969, The Cuyahoga River in northeast Ohio,...
Prince. RIP.
In just the past few months the music world has had to say goodbye to Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Natalie Cole, Merle Haggard and yesterday the death of Prince has left millions shocked and saddened. A Boomer who was born June 7, 1958 Prince Rogers Nelson was a genius in...
Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Alive & Well!
We’re talking roadhouse rock and roll—the kind that makes good girls want to do bad things. If your body responds to a slide guitar in an out-of-the-way juke joint, than “The Record Company” is the band for you. And me. These three American guys, skilled musicians...
Merle Haggard: RIP
"The Fightin' Side Of Me," "Workin' Man Blues," Today I Started Loving You Again," “Mama Tried:” More than just song titles, Merle Haggard lived the songs he sang. And he had lots and lots of songs! He wrote over 600, 40 of them went to #1, and he put out more than...
The Perfect Song For April Fools’ Day
Ha!Ha! It’s April Fools Day, so go with one of the coolest rockabilly songs ever, from the first era of Top 40: Sanford Clark’s “The Fool,” from 1956. Clark struck gold with this one; it was a Pop hit and then crossed over to Country and R&B. “The Fool” is a great...
Country Song Conjures Up Past Summer Romances
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner, bringing with it the possibility of a “summer romance” or, in the case of this new song, the memory of a past summer romance—the one where the girl got away. I hear that song, the one we sang all summer long and...