10 Great Love Songs of the (late) 1950s
In February of 1955, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers, was born, producer/director Steven Spielberg and former U.S. President Bill Clinton were... Read More
Love Songs from the Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is a collection of hundreds of songs written primarily toward the beginning of the 20th century, and many... Read More
Eighteen Rocking Ladies of the (Early) Eighties
Growing up in the early 80s certainly left an indelible mark. The “M” in MTV actually meant music back then, and you... Read More
Rock Goes Disco… Experimentation or Sellout?
When I was but a wee lad in the late 1970s, a great musical war was being waged between two opposing camps... Read More
A Beatles Journey: Beatles Covers II
Two years ago, along the way on my journey of Beatles discovery, I published a similar post titled “Beatles Covers”. Unbeknownst to... Read More
Alright (All Right) Songs
Somewhere between the happy songs and the sad songs are the alright songs. According to the grammatical gurus, there is a distinct... Read More
Songs About Songs
There are songs about love and songs about heartache, songs about happiness and sadness, songs work and play, the Sun and the... Read More
Irish Songs
Three weeks ago, I had the novel idea to post a list of Irish songs in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, but,... Read More
The Sound of Philadelphia
The phrase “The Sound of Philadelphia” encompasses a body of soulful music that, for the most part, originates from the city of... Read More
Halloween Songs
Unlike Christmas songs, the popular music of the Halloween season isn’t necessarily tied to the season. Halloween is naturally the time when... Read More