Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello AKA Declan Patrick MacManus was born in London England on August 25th 1954 Started playing pubs around England in the early seventies, Later became associated with the punk, new wave British music scene in the mid to late seventies. Elvis Costello’s first album “My Aim Is True” was recorded in 1976 to great success. Some of Elvis Costello’s accolades include being nominated twice for the Brit awards, A Grammy Award, and ranking number 80 out of 100 of [...]

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Grateful dead

Another one of Grateful dead’s iconic songs, I will survive and survive they did! Enjoy this song and the funkadelic video too.

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix the legend guitar player joined a long list of other well known classic rock n roll icons when he died on September 18th 1970 just shy of two months prior to his 28th birthday, consider the following list and ponder it: Janis Joplin died on October 4th 1970, Jim Morrison died on July 3rd 1971, Ron McKernan (pigpen) one of the founding members of the grateful dead dead at 27 on March 8th 1973, Blues legend Robert Johnson [...]

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Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad was formed in Flint Michigan in 1969 by original members Mel Schacher, Don Brewer, and Mark Farner. Grand Funk Railroad (the name was a play on words was actually named after a railroad that ran through Michigan named “Grand Trunk Railroad”) Grand Funk Railroad burst onto the scene in 1969 at the Atlanta Pop Festival later releasing their first album “On Time” Which went on to sell over a million copies and was awarded a gold record. [...]

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Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart was born in North London England on January 10th 1945 (Happy Birthday Rodrick) and first got fame as the  lead singer with the Jeff Beck Group, he launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album “The Ros Stewart Album” (that was the US name the British name was “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down”. Although his later work is more mello than nit his work with the Jeff Beck Group influenced the Heavy Metal [...]

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you are enjoying good food, friends and family with smiles and laughter but please don’t forget our service men and women who make our freedom and security possible The following poem is written by a talented poet I do not know the author but whomever it is I want to say thank you on behalf of all the men and women who are serving and have served our great nation. Lest we forget at this [...]

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  • Marshall Tucker Band

    Marshall Tucker Band

    The Marshall Tucker Band was formed in Spartanburg South Carolina in 1972 This southern rock band is one of my personal all time favorite classic rock n roll bands. I remember seeing them live at a local high school athletic field in the early eighties where the security was 20 foot high chain link fences around the parameter which we (about 100 of us) crashed the fence to the ground and stormed the stage! It was the best concert I [...]

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  • Santana

    Santana

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  • The Who

    The Who

    The Who is an English Rock band formed in London England in 1964 by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon known for their high energy rock n roll and their instrument demolishing on stage. They have enjoyed twenty seven top forty singles seventeen top ten albums and selling over one hundred million albums in their career. The Who have charted eighteen gold, twelve platinum, and five multi platinum albums in the U.S. A number of their songs [...]

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  • Rossington Collins Band

    Rossington Collins Band

    Rossington Collins Band Formed by prior members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd band Gary Rossington and Allen Collins in 1979. The Rossington Collins Band was a short lived band only putting out two albums before disbanding in 1982. This song “Don’t Misunderstand Me” Was their biggest hit and hit the billboard charts at number 55.   Another one of my favorite Southern Rock N roll bands Rossington Collins band shows that as humans we can bounce back from nearly any [...]

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  • Guns N’ Roses

    Guns N’ Roses

    Guns N’ Roses, An American rock n roll band formed in L.A. in 1985, The original members in 1986 were Axl Rose (Lead Vocals), Slash (Lead Guitar), Duff McKagan (Bass), Izzy Stradlin (Rythem Guitar), and Steve Adler (Drums) Although the band is still preforming today  Only Axl Rose remains as an original member. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide this classic rock n roll band is the Bomb. I remember watching them receive a music award on TV back some [...]

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  • Three Dog Night

    Three Dog Night

    Formed in L.A. in 1968 Three Dog Night was a seven man Rock Band that in their first seven years had an incredible twenty one top 40 hits and three of those hit went to number one, “Black n White” “Mama Told Me not to come” and “Joy To The World” All three songs were preformed by one of the three different lead singers in the band. Three Dog Night is probably best known for their three part harmony by [...]

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  • Billy Squier

    Billy Squier

    Billy Squier Was born in Wellesley Massachusetts on May 12 1950 Taking piano lessons at an early age Billy Squier decided to play guitar and bought his first guitar from a neighbor for $95.00. Billy Squier formed the band Piper in the early seventies the band put out two albums “Piper, and “Can’t wait” Piper had opened for Kiss on their 1977 tour. Billy Squier went solo and released his debut album TOTT (The Tale of The Tape) in 1980 [...]

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  • B-52s

    B-52s

    An American Classic Rock n Roll band The B-52s were formed in Athens Georgia in 1976 Their new wave punky sound has long been a favorite party band. They have many accolades to their credit including preforming “Love Shack” in the 1994 movie “The Flintstones” As the story goes the original members Kate Pierson, Ricky and Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland formed the B52s after drinking a flaming volcano bowl at a Chinese restaurant. They played their first [...]

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  • ELO

    ELO

    ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) In 1970 Jeff Lynne Wrote the first of many of ELO’s songs called the 10538 Overture which was on their debut album “The Electric Light Orchestra” released in 1971 in the U.K. and the album was named “No Answer” when released in 1972 in the U.S. Their concept was to use Violins, Cellos, wood wind and other classical instruments to add a classical overtone to the bands Rock N Roll music. In their career ELO put [...]

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  • Arlo Guthrie

    Arlo Guthrie

    Arlo Guthrie, Born in Brooklyn New York in 1947 the son of folk singer Woody Guthrie who passed away in 1967 from Huntington’s disease, He is best known for his political activism songs like “Alice’s Restaurant” I’ve heard this song on the radio every thanksgiving since I was old enough to listen,  and it remains to this day an all time favorite classic rock n roll Folk song. Enjoy this video of Arlo Guthrie singing the motorcycle song.

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