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…
‘In my mind,’ this Temptations’ classic is still THE Christmas tune, despite what the charts (and millennials) say…
(December 12, 2022). As we move deeper and deeper into the digital and streaming age, some longstanding musical traditions are seemingly being left behind. Or at least they’re not being…
Christine McVie (1943-2022) wrote more Fleetwood Mac songs than anyone; was the heart and soul of a turbulent band
(December 1, 2022). Christine Perfect wasn’t that. No one is. She was perhaps as flawed as any one of the other past or present members of Fleetwood Mac, a band…