Tina Turner is the queen of rock and roll. She endured abuse, misogyny, and racism from the beginning and with hard work and determination, she overcame all of it. The most amazing part is she succeeded without being bitter or holding grudges. Even after Ike dies, she will not speak unkindly about him, even though …
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Bob Dylan is a well known American singer/songwriter that started in folk music and eventually crossed into the rock arena. Dylan is probably best known for his social activism and songs in the 60’s, with messages typically around racism, civil rights, and anti-war sentiment. Songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “The Times They are a-Changing”, …
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INXS charged onto the American new wave/ska/pop scene from Australia in the early 80s. They would morph into more of a rock sound, but always stayed true to their new wave roots and followers. Their first tour in America was as an “opening” band for Adam and the Ants, then support for Stray Cats, The …
Ahhhh – Yacht rock! 🙂 Cool Change by the Little River Band might be one of the quintessential yacht rock songs. It’s lyrics are pretty straight forward about getting out to the ocean and away from all the things life throws at you. It’s one you cannot help but sing along to every time you …
In the early 90s, it was time for alternative rock to hit the airwaves. many of these songs reached in and touched raw emotion of personal struggles. The lead singer of Soul Asylum said that “Run Away Train” was originally about his personal experience with depression. It wasn’t common to admit struggles with depression and …
Fair warning – I have strong feelings about this song…always have. So, let me get this out of the way… While it may be spiritual and touch the soul, this is not a “religious” song and versions that update it to be an Easter or Christmas song don’t quite do it justice and are a …
Back when songs told stories, there was a genre called folk or folk-rock. These songs told tales and provided life lessons along the way. Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian singer/song-writer that helped popularize folk-rock in the 70s. The “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” which tells the true story of a 1975 shipwreck on Lake Superior. …
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Not everyone these days is familiar with Charlie Rich, aka The Silver Fox, but this was another favorite from my mama’s collection that I remember singing over and over. Growing up in Memphis, music was just part of life! An interesting bit of trivia…I don’t remember all the details of how and who, but when …
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Imagine it’s a regular Saturday the 1970s and a skinny little 6-year-old red-head is running around the house singing in that squeaky child’s voice while her mama has a stack of records playing on the “Hi-Fi” while she’s doing the weekly household things. That’s the memory vision that comes up when I hear Tanya Tucker’s …
I don’t know a great deal about Max Frost, but I heard this song one day when I was having a particularly rough start. While the tune is catchy and fun to dance around to, it’s the lyrics that speak the most to me. We’ve all been up AND down, but each day is a …
