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Album of the Month - Purple Rain
Prince's sixth studio album has been ranked among the best albums in music history. 'Purple Rain' by Prince was the first to feature his band the Revolution while also being the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. It was released on June 25th in 1984 by Warner Brothers Records. All of the songs were written b...
Jun 11, 2018
Artist of the Month - Styx
Their first band name was 'The Tradewinds' with Chuck Panozzo on bass guitar, John Panozzo on drums and Dennis DeYoung on vocals/keyboard. After signing with Wooden Nickel Records in 1972, the official band name was "the only one that none of us hated" and the name was Styx. The band released three albums w...
Jun 11, 2018
Artist of the Month - The Guess Who
Formed in Winnipeg in 1965, The Guess Who formed success through the mid-1970s with hits that include; "No Time", "American Woman", "Laughing", "These Eyes", "Undun" and "Share the Land". The band was formed by singer/guitarist Chad Allan in 1958 but was first...
May 11, 2018
Album of the Month - Texas Flood
Texas Flood is the first studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. The album was released on June 13th in 1983 by Epic Records. In 1982, Vaughan and Double Trouble caught the attention of Jackson Browne while performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. After receiving three days of free use of Browne's recor...
May 11, 2018
Artist of the Month - Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band that was formed in London, England in 1962. The first line-up consisted Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Ian Stewart. Stewart was dropped from the line up however still filled his duties as the road manager and played on countless record...
Mar 30, 2018
Album of the Month - Out of Our Heads
Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones is their third British album and their fourth album for the United States. The album was released on September 24, 1964 in the UK while being released a year later on July 30th in the US. The album covers on the US Out of Our Head is different than the album that was released in ...
Mar 29, 2018
Album of the Month - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
On January 24th, Elton John announced that he was going to put on one more tour before retiring from the stage. The tour is a tribute to his album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' that was released in 1973 called 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road'. The album was Elton John's seventh studio album that was released in Octobe...
Feb 09, 2018
Artist Of The Month: Elton John
FUN FACTS Elton John Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994 He was Knighted in 1998 At the age of four, he taught himself how to play the piano Elton John composed 10 of the 14 songs on The Lion King soundtrack He answered an ad for a songwriter for liber...
Feb 08, 2018
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Highlights from The Grammy's
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards have come to an end. In case you missed it, here are some of the top moments from the night. After recently announcing his final farewell tour, Elton John performs his classic "Tiny Dancer" as a duet with Miley Cyrus. U2 makes a huge statement as they performed on the Hudson Rive...
Jan 29, 2018
Album of the Month - Don't Say No
Standing as Billy Squier's biggest career album is "Don't Say No". The album was released on April 13, 1981 and included four hit songs of Squier's including; "In the Dark", "Lonely Is The Night", "My Kinda Lover" and "The Stroke". "Don't Say No" hit the top f...
Jan 10, 2018