R.I.P. MF DOOM, the truest example of an underground hip-hop superstar…
(January 2, 2020). As this is a blog site that mostly covers musicians who thrive on commercial success and topping the Billboard charts, the late MF DOOM, born Daniel Dumile…
R.I.P. Ecstasy: A Dozen Whodini Classics that Changed Hip-Hop Forever
(December 24, 2020). As if we needed any more reminders of the devastating year 2020 has been, Wednesday brought the news of yet another huge loss in the world of…
The late Charley Pride’s connection to my family was personal…his was the only album Dad ever bought.
(December 13, 2020). When my father Charles passed away earlier this year at the age of 86, someone asked me if it was from him I had acquired my deep…
How the late Eddie Van Halen’s generosity helped prevent his band’s biggest album from reaching No. 1
(October 7, 2020). The death of iconic guitar god Eddie Van Halen from throat cancer Tuesday sent shockwaves throughout the music industry. It also sparked many deserving tributes from artists…
The Day the ‘Music’ Died: R.I.P. Helen Reddy & Mac Davis
(September 30, 2020). The first new No. 1 song of 1972 was Don McLean’s “American Pie,” the classic tune that metaphorically told the story of the day in 1959 when…