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 […]
March 3, 2022 – Rock stars doing nutty things is nothing new. Anyone who say the movie Amadeus, loosely based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will get an inkling that music makers, even classical one, can sometimes go berserk. Check out the video for 5 such instances in […]
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 […]
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 […]
– 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 great Joseph Williams talks about the tunes on “Toto’s “The Seventh One”. 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 […]
Chicago’s Canadian lead singer Neil Donell on joining the iconic band. The band Chicago has had a list of amazing lead tenor voices. The original guy was, of course, Peter Cetera who left the group in the mid-eighties. Jason Scheff was the next guy and he was in the fold […]
Part two of our interview with Toto singer Joseph Williams on his 80s exit from the band and that new album “Denizen Tenant”. Hey, Toto peeps please share on Toto pages…thanks. #JosephWilliams #Toto #DenizenTenant Pick up Luke and Joseph’s new album here https://usa-store.mascotlabelgroup.com/search?q=lukather+williams&type=product&_ga=2.211254934.22149644.1614376913-675142877.1614376913 Check out Our Track-by-track feature on Joseph’s […]
Cleveland Music Legend Michael Stanley Dead at 72. March 6, 2021 – Cleveland has lost a true music hero in Michael Stanley. He reached fans not only as a musician but also, for the last 20 years, on the radio as an afternoon drive host. The Michael Stanley Band delivered […]
It’s sad the founding members of the Little River Band lost the rights to the actual band name. In this clip ..we find out how. Interview – Graeham Goble On Losing the Little River Band Name #LittleRiverBand #GraehamGoble #TragediesinRock Check out Graeham Goble’s site http://graehamgoble.com HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK […]
