R.I.P. Charlie Daniels… a “Simple Man” with a complicated fandom.
(July 8, 2020). According to his 1989 hit of the same name, Charlie Daniels may have been a “Simple Man,” but his legacy evolved over the years from that of…
50 Years Ago: “American Top 40 w/ Casey Kasem” débuted in the wake of the country’s last big reckoning…
(July 4, 2020). To me and the millions of other listeners who listened weekly to the world-famous pop music countdown show “American Top 40 with Casey Kasem” every weekend, it…
15 Years Later, We Still Miss Him: The 15 Greatest Luther Vandross Musical Moments!
(July 1, 2020). It was fifteen years ago today – on July 1, 2005 – that we lost one of the greatest voices of a generation in Luther Vandross. Fifteen…
R.I.P. Benny Mardones – the only singer in history to be a one-hit wonder…twice!
(June 30, 2020). “She’s just 16 years old…leave her alone, they say.” Those were the memorable – if not borderline statutory – lyrics that introduced “Into the Night,” one of…
Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj find out the hard way: they CAN have a No. 1 Hot 100 hit!
(June 23, 2020). Just six weeks ago, after eleven years and 109 Hot 100 chart entries, Nicki Minaj finally got her first No. 1 single after joining female artist Doja…