This Week In Music History Apr 7 - 13The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 7: Happy birthday to John Oates, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 He is best known as half of the duo Hall & Oates. Even though his main role has been as guitarist, he has also co-written many of their hit songs and has sang lead on a few as well. After graduating high school, Oates enrolled at Temple University where he met Daryl Hall. In 1972, they signed to Atlantic Records. As the best-selling duo of all time, they have sold ove...
This Week In Music History May 19-25The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 19: Happy 70th Birthday to Dusty Hill of ZZ Too, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 Hill along with his brother Rocky and future ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard played in local bands in the late 1960s. In 1968, Dusty and Frank moved to Houston and joined Billy Gibbons in the newly formed ZZ Top. Fast forward 50 years and Hill is still rocking with the band!🎶🎸🔥 MAY 20: Today in 2012, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees passed away from l...
This Week In Music History May 12-18The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 12: Happy Birthday to Steve Winwood, born today in 1948!🎂🎶 Winwood has been a member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and Go. He has had a successful solo career, as well. He began performing with his father at age 8 and was so obviously underage that his piano was turned away from audience view during pub gigs! Winwood has won two Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Traffi...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
April 13 Is Record Store DayOne of the coolest days of the year is upon us – Record Store Day! This year it is being celebrated on April 13th. The intent and spirit behind the day is to celebrate independently owned record stores. The day was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, and Don Van Cleave. The concept is that each record store plans special events that reflect their community. Also, special pressings in limited quantities are offered only for sale on this specific day at...
Elton John Biopic "Rocketman" To Premiere Late MayElton John is the latest rock musician to have their life brought to the big screen. Rocketman tells the story of John’s life beginning with his time as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. The film will also explore John’s battles with depression, substance abuse, and acceptance of his sexual orientation. Starring as Elton John will be Taron Egerton,who also lent his own vocals to the role. The British actor has previously sung John’s “I...
The Week In Music History Jan 20-26, '19The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 20: Happiest of birthdays to Paul Stanley of KISS! Stanley was born in 1952. As writer and co-writer, he has penned many of KISS' highest-charting singles.Stanley joined Gene Simmons' band Wicked Lester in the early 1970s and the rest is history, or is it KISStory? 🎉💥 JAN 21: Born on this day in 1938, DJ Wolfman Jack! He became interested in radio as a child after he received a radio from his father. In 1960, he began...
The Week In Music History Feb 3 - 9The week in music history brought to you by FEB 3: Sadly, 60 years ago today Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, as well as the pilot, died in a plane crash on the way to Fargo, ND. Holly rented the plane because the bus they had been using was having heating issues and had already broken down twice in freezing conditions. Shortly after the plane took off it crashed into a corn field near Mason City, Iowa. 😢 FEB 4: Happy Birthday to Alice Cooper, born today in 1948! Cooper was b...
The Week In Music History Jan 27-Feb 2, '19The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 27: On this day in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis was released by RCA Records. The song would sell 300,000 copies in its first week and would go on to sell over a million copies. It was Elvis' first Gold RIAA Award! JAN 28: Today in 2009, Billy Powell, longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away from a heart attack at age 56. Powell became a roadie for the band in 1970. During a break at a 19...
Woodstock's 50th: Peace, Love and... Music!Just this past week on August 15, 50 years ago, the legendary Woodstock festival kicked off. Held on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains just northwest of New York City from August 15–18, 1969, it made a lasting impression on its attendees and also led the way for festivals that followed. While the security issues, weather and sporadic sound problems informed concert promoters on how to produce future fests, the largely peace-loving crowd enjoyed an amazing and once-in-a lifetime experien...
Have We Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs?Love songs help tell a story – our stories. They help us remember that feeling of first love, first heartbreak, last love, and everything in between. Songs build associations between feelings and events. So, it is no wonder that love songs are often found at the top of the charts. So it’s no surprise that the first song to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when the chart debuted in 1958 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool”. It was written by Sharon Sheeley, who penned the song in res...
The Week In Music History Feb 10 - 16The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com FEB 10: Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack born today in 1937!🎂🎶 She is the only solo artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year two consecutive years - 1973 & 1974. FEB 11: Happy Birthday to Sheryl Crow, born today in 1962!🎂🎶🎸 She has sold over 50 million records and has won 9 Grammys. Crow began her career as a music teacher playing her own music on the weekends. She wrote a few jingles before becoming a backup...
This Week In Music History Apr 7 - 13
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 7: Happy birthday to John Oates, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 He is best known as half of the duo Hall & Oates. Even though his main role has been as guitarist, he has also co-written many of their hit songs and has sang lead on a few as well. After graduating high school, Oates enrolled at Temple University where he met Daryl Hall. In 1972, they signed to Atlantic Records. As the best-selling duo of all time, they have sold ove...
This Week In Music History May 19-25
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 19: Happy 70th Birthday to Dusty Hill of ZZ Too, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 Hill along with his brother Rocky and future ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard played in local bands in the late 1960s. In 1968, Dusty and Frank moved to Houston and joined Billy Gibbons in the newly formed ZZ Top. Fast forward 50 years and Hill is still rocking with the band!🎶🎸🔥 MAY 20: Today in 2012, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees passed away from l...
This Week In Music History May 12-18
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 12: Happy Birthday to Steve Winwood, born today in 1948!🎂🎶 Winwood has been a member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and Go. He has had a successful solo career, as well. He began performing with his father at age 8 and was so obviously underage that his piano was turned away from audience view during pub gigs! Winwood has won two Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Traffi...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
April 13 Is Record Store Day
One of the coolest days of the year is upon us – Record Store Day! This year it is being celebrated on April 13th. The intent and spirit behind the day is to celebrate independently owned record stores. The day was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, and Don Van Cleave. The concept is that each record store plans special events that reflect their community. Also, special pressings in limited quantities are offered only for sale on this specific day at...
Elton John Biopic "Rocketman" To Premiere Late May
Elton John is the latest rock musician to have their life brought to the big screen. Rocketman tells the story of John’s life beginning with his time as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. The film will also explore John’s battles with depression, substance abuse, and acceptance of his sexual orientation. Starring as Elton John will be Taron Egerton,who also lent his own vocals to the role. The British actor has previously sung John’s “I...
The Week In Music History Jan 20-26, '19
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 20: Happiest of birthdays to Paul Stanley of KISS! Stanley was born in 1952. As writer and co-writer, he has penned many of KISS' highest-charting singles.Stanley joined Gene Simmons' band Wicked Lester in the early 1970s and the rest is history, or is it KISStory? 🎉💥 JAN 21: Born on this day in 1938, DJ Wolfman Jack! He became interested in radio as a child after he received a radio from his father. In 1960, he began...
The Week In Music History Feb 3 - 9
The week in music history brought to you by FEB 3: Sadly, 60 years ago today Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, as well as the pilot, died in a plane crash on the way to Fargo, ND. Holly rented the plane because the bus they had been using was having heating issues and had already broken down twice in freezing conditions. Shortly after the plane took off it crashed into a corn field near Mason City, Iowa. 😢 FEB 4: Happy Birthday to Alice Cooper, born today in 1948! Cooper was b...
The Week In Music History Jan 27-Feb 2, '19
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 27: On this day in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis was released by RCA Records. The song would sell 300,000 copies in its first week and would go on to sell over a million copies. It was Elvis' first Gold RIAA Award! JAN 28: Today in 2009, Billy Powell, longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away from a heart attack at age 56. Powell became a roadie for the band in 1970. During a break at a 19...
Woodstock's 50th: Peace, Love and... Music!
Just this past week on August 15, 50 years ago, the legendary Woodstock festival kicked off. Held on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains just northwest of New York City from August 15–18, 1969, it made a lasting impression on its attendees and also led the way for festivals that followed. While the security issues, weather and sporadic sound problems informed concert promoters on how to produce future fests, the largely peace-loving crowd enjoyed an amazing and once-in-a lifetime experien...
Have We Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs?
Love songs help tell a story – our stories. They help us remember that feeling of first love, first heartbreak, last love, and everything in between. Songs build associations between feelings and events. So, it is no wonder that love songs are often found at the top of the charts. So it’s no surprise that the first song to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when the chart debuted in 1958 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool”. It was written by Sharon Sheeley, who penned the song in res...
The Week In Music History Feb 10 - 16
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com FEB 10: Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack born today in 1937!🎂🎶 She is the only solo artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year two consecutive years - 1973 & 1974. FEB 11: Happy Birthday to Sheryl Crow, born today in 1962!🎂🎶🎸 She has sold over 50 million records and has won 9 Grammys. Crow began her career as a music teacher playing her own music on the weekends. She wrote a few jingles before becoming a backup...
