Heartbreak Hotel… a reflection on Lisa Marie Presley and her unique place in two music kingdoms
(January 15, 2023). Royalty can be a tricky thing. Properly earned, it can provide its owners with all the spoils and riches that naturally come with it. But it can…
I once ranked the late Jeff Beck 14th on a Top-50 list; I now know he should’ve been ranked much higher: a tribute
(January 12, 2023). Perspective changes with time. Maturity and knowledge have a way of altering our world views on subjects we thought we had already mastered, or at least fully…
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Tribute: Anita Pointer’s unsung role in the biggest Black sister act ever; plus her greatest songs as lead singer, ranked
(January 10, 2023). Doesn’t it seem like the Pointer Sisters, that eclectic group of talented singing siblings out of Oakland, CA whose music has now endured half a century, weren’t…
This Christmas, ‘Last Christmas’ brought hope for next Christmas!
(January 4, 2023). Christmas music may be behind us for the most recent holiday season, but there is a late-breaking occurrence involving this year’s crop of festive hits that may…
The Christmas songs that once knocked Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” from No. 1 on Billboard’s Holiday chart (and where they stand now)
(December 16, 2022). By now, everyone knows that Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has returned for a fourth unprecedented run atop the Billboard Hot 100. It…