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Feb 11, 20212 min read
We Will Always Love Her
Two Emmy Awards. Six Grammy Awards. 16 Billboard Awards. 22 American Music Awards. A debut album that was the best-selling album by a...
Feb 4, 20212 min read
A Metal God Comes Out to the World
On the heels of the announcement that country music star T. J. Osborne (one half of the great country band The Osborne Brothers) is gay,...
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Check Your Egos at the Door
It’s Throwback Thursday and let’s head to Hollywood – 1985. The setting, A&M Recording Studios. The mission, finish recording one of the...
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Thursday Throwback - You Got Me on My Knees
It’s Throwback Thursday and we head back to 1966 – We request the honor of your presence at the wedding of George Harrison and Patti...
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Throwback Thursday - To Rule the World
It’s Throwback Thursday and we head back to 1984 when a 25-year old, up and coming pop singer made her debut on American Bandstand....
Jan 7, 20211 min read
Throwback Thursday - Pride at the Opry
It's the first Throwback Thursday of 2021 and we head to 1967 for an historic music night. 54 years ago tonight, Charley Pride became the...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Here Comes That Jackpot Question in Advance
It's the final Throwback Thursday of 2020 and I'd like to thank all my dozens of readers for the follows, the feedback and the...
Dec 24, 20202 min read
Throwback Thursday - I'll Be There For You
Remember that song? The theme song for the show Friends? How in the world does that tie in with today's Throwback Thursday? What if I...
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Elvis Has Been Asked to Leave the Building
On this day in 1977, the Sex Pistols were supposed to be the music guests on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Unfortunately, they were denied...
Dec 10, 20202 min read
In Praise of Meg White
It’s Throwback Thursday and today we celebrate the birthday of Meg White, drummer from The White Stripes. White started drumming shortly...
Dec 3, 20207 min read
Do You Hear What I Hear?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – trees are going up, lights and decorations are being hung, but maybe something is missing....
Nov 26, 20201 min read
Thanksgiving Thursday
November 26, 2020 - Not your usual Thanksgiving. But then again, what has been normal about this year. Today my family will celebrate...
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Throwback Thursday - Girl You Know It's True
Do you know the names John Davis, Brad Howell and Charles Shaw? If I told you that on this day in 1990, the National Academy of Recording...
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Throwback Thursday - Old Man Take a Look at Me Now
Born on this day in 1945, Neil Young embarked on a music career in the 1960s before joining Buffalo Springfield, going back to a solo...
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Throwback Thursday - The Man Comes Around
The Man in Black, Johnny Cash, released his final album during his lifetime, on this date in 2002. American IV: The Man Comes Around was...
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Throwback Thursday - Winona Forever
Happy 49th birthday to Winona Ryder! Now you may ask yourself, "Dave, what does Winona's birthday have to do with your Throwback Thursday...
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Throwback Thursday (10/22/2020)
On this day in 1966, The Supremes became the first all-female group to chart a number one album in the United States. The album, their...
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Throwback Thursday (10/15/2020)
Today's Throwback Thursday for a second week in a row is not about a single song or singer/band, but about an institution. Country,...
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Throwback Thursday - In Memory of my Father (10/8/2020)
Today’s Throwback Thursday isn’t about a song, an album or an artist. It’s about Jim Marshall. A rock star among rock stars. For those...
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Throwback Thursday (10/1/2020)
1965 - Jefferson Airplane debuts, The Beatles perform the first stadium concert in the history of rock (Shea Stadium) and Bob Dylan...
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