Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green has died at age 73, the Associated Press reported on Saturday, citing a statement from Green’s lawyers. The law firm Swan Turton said in a statement that Green had died in his sleep this weekend, AP reported. The firm did not immediately return Reuters’ request for comment. (Reporting by Gabriella […]

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Introduction In 1945, jazz was still the most popular form of music in America. It had risen to prominence in the 1920s, remained popular through the 1930s, and was still going strong by the early 1940s. However, around this time, jazz musicians began playing a new style called bebop, which was a fast, rude, and […]

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She will put your ‘heart in motion’, it’s Amy Grant! With “Every Heartbeat”! Amy Grant (b.1960) has been recording now for over forty years and released her first, self-titled album, at the age of 16 in 1977. Amy is one of the most popular Christian recording artists of all time with FOURTEEN number one albums […]

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July 1990. The beginning of the second summer of love. I know that a few of you out there were heavily involved in all that was happening in clubs and fields; I am, in some ways quite jealous, but at the same time I don’t think I’m prepared to any accept offer from a time […]

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In The Best Sellers, I’m reviewing the best selling albums in the United States from every year since 1956. With this column, I’ll be examining the music that Americans have made popular over the years analyzing the musical and societal trends that influence what people want to listen to.

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Hello there! This week our blog features a terrific tune, I Can’t Stop Loving You. We will begin with the original, a country song by Don Gibson. Next, we will review an R&B cover by Ray Charles, and finally a cover by Van Morrison. Don Gibson and I Can’t Stop Loving You: Don Gibson was […]

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Number 7. I Am Woman (R Burton/H Reddy) – Helen Reddy 1972 Helen Reddy had left Melbourne to pursue success in the US market in 1966, after winning a Bandstand talent quest, she was a single-mother who had divorced her first husband Ken Weate in 1966, she did not have a green card entitling her […]

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Black curls. Black eye shadow. Sparkling jackets and bright lapels. Feather boas, scarfs, glitter, and possibly the softest voice in rock ‘n roll. When Bolan stepped out onstage in March of 1971 – during an appearance on Top of the Pops – the world stood still. As he led his band, T.Rex into a performance […]

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The Sweet (or, simply, Sweet) are a British band that rose to fame in the 1970’s, clad in tight, multi-coloured jumpsuits, sporting long hair, and penning cool cocktails of poppy hooks and classic rocker riffs. Though many of the band’s hits were written by producer-duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the band turned written notes […]

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Hello there! In this week’s blog we consider the song Great Balls of Fire. This is one of the classic ‘roots’ rock and roll songs. We will start with the original version by Otis Blackwell, who co-wrote the song. We will then discuss covers of that song by Jerry Lee Lewis, and Sha Na Na. […]

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