THOSE “BAD” POLITICIANS JUST KEEP PLAYING OUR SONGS
Much credit goes to RANDY LEWIS, Los Angeles Times, for his recent article: After Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made his opening-night appearance to the strains of Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” the group quickly shot out a message to more than 1 million Twitter followers that it was “an unauthorized use at the Republican …
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YOU’RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST T-SHIRT
A few years ago a close musician friend, Larry Norman, passed away at 60 years old n Salem, OR. The family, following the instructions of his will, had him buried in one of his favorite t-shirts “Just visiting this planet”. A few months ago another close friend, Bob Sterne passed away at 73 years old. …
MOTOWN
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records, the most successful black owned music company in the history of the United States. The legendary record producer’s compound totals more than 5 acres, making it one of the largest estates in Bel Air, CA formerly the house of Red Skelton. Berry Gordy Jr. was born on November 28, …
ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN
Next year Elton John and Bernie Taupin will celebrate a rather stunning achievement: 50 years working together as a songwriting team. “That makes me immensely proud,” says Taupin. “The fact is that we’re still actually making records. We’re still a viable team. I think we’re probably the longest-lasting songwriting team in music history”. In 1967, …