C.W. McCall Dead at 93, ‘Convoy’ Country Singer

April 2, 2022 – C.W. McCall Dead at 93, ‘Convoy’ Country Singer His real name was William Dale Fries Jr. but friends and family called him Bill but after he created the fictional character C.W. McCall for an advertising campaign he took on the persona for a country career. He […]

5 Huge Musicians Who Died In Plane Crashes

January 18, 2022 – Whether you are the biggest rock star in the world or a guy who digs ditches with toothpicks the angle of death has everyone in the same file. When you’re number is up, thats it. Check out our piece on very well known acts that passed […]

The Top American Songwriting Duos of the ‘70s

Another excellent piece written by Jason Klose​. Five of the top American songwriting teams of the 1970s. – by Jason Klose – Top American Songwriting Duos of the ‘70s Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong After scoring hit after hit in the 1960s with singles like “I Heard It Through the […]

Country Superstar Charley Pride Dead at 86 – Our Tribute

December 12, 2020 – Country music has lost of the most successful singers in the genre’s history – Charley Pride. With a career spanning multiple decades Pride reached beyond radio formats or demographics. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE FOR T-SHIRTS, MUGS ETC https://teespring.com/stores/rock-history-music-store?page=1 OUR NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT […]

‘Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues’ Danny O’Keefe Looks Back

I was 12 when this song reached #9 on the Billboard charts. Since then it’s been recorded hundreds of times by other artists. Danny O’Keefe talks about writing, ‘Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues.’ Pick up Danny’s new album at his website https://www.dannyokeefe.com HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR […]

Country-Rock Legend Charlie Daniels Dead at 83

Country-Rock Legend Charlie Daniels Dead at 83. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE FOR T-SHIRTS, MUGS ETC https://teespring.com/stores/rock-history-music-store?page=1 OUR NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT https://www.instagram.com/rockhistorymusic/ We have 4 active YouTube Channels featuring John Beaudin Subscribe to this (RockHistoryMusic) Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChUv5CZuAuh08DfHA8klNSA?view_as=subscriber RockHistoryBook -Top 10 Rock & Pop Hit Lists https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKUUfqq_iuwk63pZEUOTIQ RockHistoryCanada‚ […]

Country Pop Superstar Kenny Rogers Dead at 81 – Our Tribute

Country Pop Superstar Kenny Rogers Dead at 81 What a life. What a career. He charted over 120 songs in different genres like country, pop and adult contemporary and sold 100 million records worldwide. He’s won all the big music awards Grammys, AMAs, ACMs and CMAs and he’s in the […]

Bernie Leadon On What Led To Don Felder Joining The Eagles

Interview Clip #18- Bernie Leadon On What Led To Don Felder Joining The Eagles November 1, 2019 – I remember my first reaction when Don Felder joined the Eagles was, “do they need another guitarist?” But his addition would expand the bands sound and I ended up being a huge […]

How Eagles Producer Glyn Johns Tried To Create a Balance Of Power In The Band

Interview Clip #17- How Producer Glyn Johns Tried To Create a Balance Of Power In The Eagles October 25, 2019 – Glyn Johns produced the first two Eagles albums and two songs from “On The Border, their third in 1974 including their very first #1 song “Best of My Love.” […]