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You didn’t have to know country music to know that Loretta Lynn (1932-2022) was an American icon: tribute
(October 7, 2022). There are certain names in music that are just transcendental. A kid born in 2002, for instance, knows that Elvis or the Beatles or Michael Jackson were…
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Nicki Minaj, Cardi B & others combine for a historic first, but it’s overshadowed by a petty beef among female rappers.
(October 5, 2022). An amazing first-time milestone has occurred on the Billboard charts this week, thanks in part to superstar rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B who, in an ideal…
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The Isley Brothers finally turn one of their most beloved/sampled songs into a No. 1 hit…47 years after its original release
(October 1, 2022). The Isley Brothers iconic 1975 album The Heat Is On has been groundbreaking on so many fronts over the past nearly half-century. The original LP, which became…
Tribute: Coolio’s biggest hit made him the first rapper to accomplish this feat; only five rap acts have done it since
(September 30, 2022). When then-up-and-coming rapper Coolio (real name Artis Leon Ivey, Jr.) borrowed the haunting melody of Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” for his own song in 1995, it was…
The Doobie Brothers still have it…Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and yes, Michael McDonald: 50th Anniversary Tour (Review)
(September 18, 2022). As fans of the legendary Doobie Brothers filled the Chicago Theatre Wednesday evening (September 14), one couldn’t help but notice the three or four security guards dutifully…