The 50 Greatest Christmas Songs…Ever! (2016 Update)
(First published December 5, 2016) This 2016 special ranking of the 50 (!) Greatest Christmas tunes updates my djrobblog countdown from last year of the 45 Greatest Christmas Songs. I’ve…
Colonel Abrams (1949-2016) – How Soon We Forget… A Short Tribute
The music world has lost yet another of its gems in ’80s dance music king Colonel Abrams, who died after a reported battle with diabetes on Friday, November 25, 2016.…
25 Ways THIS Clinton Can Unite a Nation…Under a Groove!
What follows is a countdown of funk’s most famous ambassador’s 25 biggest and best jams, courtesy of djrobblog. When Hillary Clinton lost her bid for the White House in a…
Then Came Aunt Dionne – Teaching Us A Lesson Or Two
When the iconic worldwide singer Dionne Warwick, who performed here in Chicagoland Friday night, stopped in the middle of one lecture to her audience on how to show more appreciation…
Rod Temperton, 1949 – 2016: A Thrilling Heatwave Of Hits
The legendary songwriter Rod Temperton passed away earlier this week, as reported on October 5, extinguishing one of pop/soul music’s guiding lights and further solidifying 2016 as one of the…