1974’s A-B-B-A: How Four Unrelated No. 1 Songs Foretold The Swedish Band’s Arrival on American Airwaves
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Round and Round: How Diana Ross—and a Ski Trip—Sparked the Magic Behind Steve Miller’s ‘Abracadabra’
(June 1, 2025). For years, until very recently, Steve Miller Band’s “Abracadabra” was the first tune that played whenever my iTunes library was activated by my car stereo, simply because…
Music Jeopardy 11: Guess the Clues AND Name the Category!
(May 31, 2025). Welcome to this 11th edition of Music Jeopardy! The blog provides the clues, you provide the responses AND figure out the mystery category to which they all…
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Why Billboard Won’t Change Its Chart Formula — Even as Songs Overstay Their Welcome
(May 30, 2025). Once upon a time, Billboard’s charts reflected a true tug-of-war between record sales and radio spins. While radio told us what stations (and record labels) wanted us…
Chaka, Gladys, Patti, Stephanie: Four Queens, One Night, Mixed Results… Worth Every Penny!
(May 29, 2025). It’s a once in a lifetime billing that no old school soul music fan should miss. And when Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, and Stephanie Mills…