Most people know that the Jackson brothers were raised in Gary, Indiana. The Jackson’s had nine children, all of them are involved in the music business in some way. Jackie was the oldest, born in 1951, Tito came next in … Continue reading →
The decade of the Seventies starts out with a really nice guy. B.J. Thomas, whose name, as you might guess, is Billy Joe was born in 1942 in Oklahoma, but his family moved to the Houston, Texas area when he … Continue reading →
It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been on here. I’ve been working on finishing Johnny Cash, which is done now and will be free this weekend (I’ll let you know). For some reason, I’m feeling melancholy today and remembering … Continue reading →
I kind of screwed up Lennon week last week. I got busy and didn’t post like I wanted to. Today is Richard Carpenter’s birthday. In case you’ve forgotten, he is one half of the Carpenters who were very popular in … Continue reading →
Since today is my birthday, I should be able to take the day off, but I can’t ignore the fact that it’s also John Lennon’s birthday (and my granddaughter Hannah). John was born just two years ahead of me in … Continue reading →
Paul got his second number one song in the United States with the title song from “Band on the Run”. This is an interesting song. It is basically divided into three parts. The first is slow and melodic; the second … Continue reading →
We lost another one yesterday. In case you didn’t hear, Donna Summer passed away yesterday after fighting lung cancer for several years. She was known as the Queen of Disco and had a great career in the late Seventies. She … Continue reading →
Disco was alive and well in 1977. I am probably in the minority but I loved Disco. Truth be told, I still do. There are many number one Disco songs that we will talk about, but I am sitting here … Continue reading →
As you probably already know, Issac Hayes died today. This was really a shock, especially after hearing about Bernie Mac. They say tragedy comes in threes. Who’s next? Hearing about Hayes made me think about my own life. He and … Continue reading →
We finally got to the theater to see “Mamma Mia”. In case you haven’t seen it, it’s a movie musical which is based on the play by the same name. It features all music which was sung by ABBA, the … Continue reading →