These are songs that contain the phrase “shooting star” in their lyrics.
“Xanadu” is a 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John with Electric Light Orchestra, written and produced by Jeff Lynne, and created specifically for the musical fantasy film Xanadu, in which Newton-John starred and ELO appeared in animated form. The song was conceived as a modern pop reimagining of the mythical Xanadu as an idealized place of artistic inspiration,
These are songs that contain States names in the lyrics or title.
“I’ve Been Everywhere” is a rapid-fire novelty song originally written in 1959 by Australian country singer-songwriter Geoff Mack, who crafted it as a tongue-twisting travelogue listing dozens of towns across Australia, but it was later adapted to American geography in 1962 by Hank Snow,
Early summer of 2025 has taken 4 more rememberable people that I’ll take a look at here.
These guys were televangelist, gospel singer, and author; played Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard; composed the music for movies like Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror, and TV like Hawaii 5-0; and wrote songs and played guitar for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.
Great Balls of Fire (1989) – Dennis Quaid (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Alec Baldwin (Jimmy Swaggart) in Great Balls of Fire (1989)
Continue reading “Jimmy Swaggart, Rick Hurst, Lalo Schifrin, and Mick Ralphs Dies”“Bad company, And I can’t deny
Bad company, ‘Til the day I die”
Cassette tapes are analog audio storage devices introduced in the 1960s, consisting of magnetic tape housed in a plastic shell. They became popular for music and voice recordings, offering portability and ease of use. Playback requires a cassette player, and users can record, rewind, and fast-forward manually. Their popularity declined with the rise of CDs and digital media.
Oh, Mama, I’ve been years on the lam, And had a high price on my head, Lawman said, “Get him dead or alive”, Now it’s for sure he’ll see me dead
I’ve always enjoyed westerns and stories of cowboys. Some rock artists have songs that deal with or at least mention these wild west heroes. I’ll find a few of those here, give you a little history, the lyrics, and link the music below. Enjoy, partner.
The voice of an angel
by Doyle Tatum
Melody Hill was the Circle Sky Records official magazine while we were open between 2002 and 2010. This is the color cover of issue number 3. The photo was taken by me before Circle Sky even opened. We were at my house painting the LP, CD, and 45 stands for the new store. I had some primer left in the spray gun and while cleaning it out I painted Circle Sky on the side of my shed. I thought it would be funny to make it look like Donnie Thompson and Richard Golden had gotten in trouble for this and were being made clean it off!
Glen Campbell checks all the boxes as a talented, influential musician who sold a lot of records and was revered by his peers. He’s also an underrated guitar player and one of the most gifted artists whose reputation in Nashville is stellar.
I’m not a fan. The building is cool. I’ve been there, it was nice. The exhibits were spectacular and I highly recommend that you visit if you’re in Cleveland, Ohio. Do I think they are doing a good job with the inductees? No.
I agree with Black Sabbath superstar Ozzy Osborne who said…
