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 […]

5 Big Lead Singers Who Died Without Much Fanfare – Rock History Book – Part 2

– Solo Artists & Lead Singers Who Died Robert Palmer English singer-songwriter Robert Palmer, best known for his solo hits in the late 1970s and 1980s, died September 26, 2003, from a sudden heart attack in his hotel room in Paris, France at the age of 54. Born in Batley, […]

The Biggest One Hit Wonders – Part One

February 20, 2021 – To have a big pop hit is an amazing feat. Here is part one of our “One Hit Wonders” series. Let’s remember that most musicians never get out of the garage. Thanks to Jason Klose​ for writing this one. – Biggest one-hit wonders “Venus” – Shocking […]

The Top Christmas Albums of the 1960s – The Classic Years!

December 21, 2020 – Another great piece by Jason Klose​, head writer of “Rock History Book”..we put this one on our sister channel “Nail Sheet.” Ther Classic Years of Christmas music. The Best-Selling Christmas Albums of the ‘60s 1961 – Holiday Sing Along with Mitch, by Mitch Miller & the […]

5 Big Lead Singers Who Died Without Much Fanfare – Rock History Book

December 2, 2020 – Lead singers who died Laura Branigan Laura Branigan, the Grammy-nominated pop singer, songwriter and actress best known for her 1982 platinum hit “Gloria,” died on August 26, 2004 at the age of 52 of a previously undiagnosed brain aneurysm in her sleep at her home in […]