Four more losses to reflect on here in 2026…
These individuals were a rock and roll singer known for hits such as “Tallahassee Lassie”, “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”, and “Palisades Park”; a Macon, Georgia music exec for such as Otis Redding, Outlaws, and Lynyrd Skynyrd; an actress in such shows as Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Hogan’s Heroes; and an actor known for Jurassic Park, The Hunt for Red October, and Merlin on TV.
This “Stand Out Single” reached the #1 spot, on the charts, in multiple countries.
“We Can Work It Out” / “Day Tripper” was released by the Beatles on December 3, 1965, in the United Kingdom, and three days later in the United States. It was the first Beatles single to be marketed as a true double A-side, with both songs receiving equal billing on the record label and both considered strong enough to stand as the featured song.
Their songs crossed musical boundaries, becoming hits in pop, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary, jazz, and even country music.
Few songwriting partnerships have left a larger imprint on twentieth-century popular music than the collaboration between Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Together they created a body of work distinguished by elegant melodies, sophisticated harmonies, conversational lyrics, and an emotional depth that elevated popular songwriting to an art form. Their songs crossed musical boundaries, becoming hits in pop, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary, jazz, and even country music,
Their unusual instrumentation, combined with Nancy Nevins’ distinctive, expressive voice, helped separate them from the flood of psychedelic bands emerging from California.
Sweetwater was one of the most innovative and promising American rock bands of the late 1960s, yet it remains one of the great “what might have been” stories in rock history. Blending rock, folk, jazz, classical, and world music into a unique sound years before such combinations became common,
This is a series of posts that will talk about the Monkees songs that Peter Tork had lead vocals.
“Lady’s Baby” is one of the most unusual and intriguing recordings in the Monkees’ catalog, notable both because it was written by and features lead vocals from Peter Tork and because it remained unreleased during the group’s original 1960s run despite extensive work on it. Written entirely by Tork in late 1967, the song emerged during the fertile but increasingly
The Beau Brummels performed their big breakout hit, “Laugh, Laugh,” on The Flintstones as The Beau Brummelstones in the 1965, season six episode titled, ”Shinrock A Go-Go”.
The Beau Brummels were one of the most influential yet underappreciated American rock bands of the 1960s. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the group’s classic lineup consisted of lead singer Sal Valentino, guitarist and songwriter Ron Elliott, bassist Ron Meagher, guitarist and harmonica player Declan Mulligan, and drummer John Petersen.
Four more losses to reflect on here in 2026 …
These individuals were a Welsh singer known for songs such as “Total Eclipse of the Heart”; an actor who was the firefighter John Gage in Emergency!; was an actress who played Mata Bond in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale; and a character actor who was known for his roles in Police Academy 2 and The Naked Gun 2½.
The album Rumours became a phenomenon almost without precedent, eventually spending 31 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Fleetwood Mac began in London in 1967 during the peak of the British blues explosion, growing directly out of the enormously influential circle surrounding John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
I love this movie and the soundtrack as well.
Josie and the Pussycats: Music from the Motion Picture was released on March 27, 2001, as the soundtrack to the film Josie and the Pussycats. While marketed as an album by the fictional band Josie and the Pussycats, it also features songs by the fictional boy band DuJour and was designed to function both as a soundtrack
Four more losses to reflect on here in 2026…
These individuals were a woodwind musician and a founding member of Chicago; an American economist who served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve; a visual effects artist known for his work in films such as Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, etc.; and an actress, television writer, best known for being Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
