Who Knew New WHO? “Songs With A W” Has Great New “WHO” Music – Plus live...
Time For A Big Smile! Stevie Wonder Kicks Off My “Songs With A ‘W’ List”! A new song by a classic rock band made me smile – which reminded me of this great image of the iconic Stevie Wonder, so... Read...
View ArticleJohn Lennon “Beds” Tommy Smothers! The Incredible Story Of “Give Peace A...
Tommy Smothers “Beds” John And Yoko!” There is a story behind this iconic photo: Comedian Tommy Smothers is one of many celebrities lying in a bed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono…how he got there, and...
View ArticleReady To Do The “Time Warp” Again? Three Things About “Rocky Horror Picture...
Let’s Do The Time Warp Again! It’s one of the most successful cult films of all time – that flopped miserably on release. As I continue my trip through the greatest films of the 70’s, it’s time for a...
View ArticleHave You Seen The Beatles Musical Soundtrack to WWII? Rated “PG” For...
Meet The Beatles! They are greatest musical Artists of all time…you fell in love with them in the early 60’s when Beatlemania swept the world… And of course, they created some of the greatest music...
View ArticleDid Steve Miller Create The Word “Pompatous”? Celebrating 70’s Music With...
Time To Celebrate “The Joker!” It’s one of the most iconic songs of the 1970’s, Steve Miller’s “The Joker.” It’s a wild album cover, and clearly the inspiration for Jim Carrey’s “The Mask”, but the...
View ArticleFive Tasty Songs About Food – Or Are They? From Rihanna To Led Zeppelin –...
Ready For Some “Tasty” Music? First, thanks to my blogging friend Clive for this great idea – celebrating music about food! I love this image of vinyl as the “meat” for a great burger: I will link to...
View Article“Is It A Star?” Daryl Hall and John Oates Perform A Neglected Gem Live +...
A Neglected Daryl Hall and John Oates Gem – LIVE! I have shared a number of stories about Daryl Hall and John Oates, who continue to perform for fans after decades in music. From songs like “One On...
View ArticleRIP Randy Meisner…A Musical Appreciation Of This Eagles Founding Member…
RIP To A Founding Eagle… Such sad new for music fans…Randy Meisner, one of the original founding members of the Eagles, died on July 26 at age 77. His death was reportedly due to Chronic Obstructive...
View ArticlePowerful “Music With An ‘M’!” From Kelly Clarkson To The Beatles And Tom...
Kelly Clarkson’s Divorce Album! As you can see by the imagery on the single above, Kelly Clarkson bared her soul on her new album “Chemistry”! That’s why my “Music With An ‘M'” dives into one of her...
View ArticleAre These The Greatest Album Covers Of All Time? New List Says Yes – But I Say…
Are These Some Of The Greatest Album Covers Of All Time? I hate countdown lists. They are nothing more than clickbait – so of course, when Billboard magazine listed the 100 greatest album covers of all...
View Article“The Only Living Boy In New York!” Paul Simon Breaks Up With Art Garfunkel...
What Caused Simon & Garfunkel To Break Up? First, a big thanks to Clive, so reminded me of this wild story with his recent post celebrating The Wrecking Crew! His link is below…but first, why did...
View ArticleA Terrific Homage To Crosby Stills Nash & Young…
If you click Clive’s story above, you will get a terrific look at the music majesty of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young…the “Take It easy” blog always has great music stories...
View ArticleSongs Celebrating Radio! Journey! Donna Summer! Hall & Oates! Queen And Beach...
Do you know this image? It’s the cover of a sadly neglected album by Daryl Hall & John Oates…the image is iconic and the music is as well…time to celebrate songs about the radio! This classic radio...
View Article“Electra Glide In Blue!” A Forgotten 70’s Masterpiece! Robert Blake’s Best Role!
“Did you know that me and Alan Ladd were exactly the same height?” All year long, I’ve been diving into some of the greatest films of the 70’s – and I want to share one of the 70’s great...
View ArticleJackson Browne “Takes It Easy” With Great Live Concert! He’s NOT “Running On...
My Live Jackson Browne Concert Review! My wife and I went to see Jackson Browne live at New York’s iconic Beacon Theaters last Friday night, and he was incredible! Here’s my review of this show – with...
View ArticleHere Are Some Terrific “American” Tunes! Clive Shares His Favorites With A...
First, click the link above for a great look at music through a very special filter! As always, Clive has a terrific collection of songs, with interesting insight and perspective…this time, he covers...
View ArticleThe Rolling Stones Are “Angry!” Here’s Their Brand New Music Video – With...
The Rolling Stones Are “Angry!” Rock fans were overjoyed to hear about a new Rolling Stones song that just dropped – along with a truly memorable music video – starring Actress Sydney Sweeney! Sweeney...
View ArticleA Rock Band’s “Three Dog Nightmare”! Singer Chuck Negron Drove Off A...
Meet Three Dog Night! This is the story of one of the most popular and successful bands of the early 70’s – and one rock star’s spectacular fall from grace. Let begin with the music. Here is one of...
View ArticleLong Live Queen! From Bohemian Rhapsody To David Bowie And Flash Gordon Too!...
“Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?” The opening line from one of the greatest rock songs of all time…from a band who was once hugely under-appreciated and now is known as one of the greatest...
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