Five Real People Songs Were Named After
Most songs have some meaning behind them. It can be about how the songwriter is feeling at the time, a topical news story, or a person that they know. The songs below are the latter. These songs are written about real people who were close to the songwriter. These songs have a special meaning to them and it shows in the personal value we listen to these hits.
Categories: Entertainment Tags: buddy holly, Dan Fogleberg, Delilah, fleetwood mac, pearl jam, Peggy Sue, Plain White T's, Real People Songs Were Named After, Sara, stevie Nicks
Best Fantasy Rock Band Of The Fifties
It was the Golden Age of Rock n' Roll. It was a time before the music died (which was exactly 53 years ago today, as of this writing). It was a time when the foundations of rock were being laid and a new generation of music lovers was created. There were many bands during this time period and they created a genre.
If you could put together a fantasy rock n' roll band, who would be in it? The requirements would have to be people who played between 1950-1959. Let us know who would make your Fantasy Rock Band! Read more...
Five Memorable Rock Songs About Death
Ahhh...the early days of rock n' roll. Those guys knew how to make you feel bad about teen love and dying for what you believed in. This type of ballad-style song, also known as splatter-platter or death rock, was popular between the late fifties and sixties. They are usually sung from the viewpoint of the dying person or the person who lost their love. Here are five of my favorite, heart-warming songs of death. Read more...
Alternate Realities: What if the Music Had Not Died?
On this date in 1959, a small plane went down near Clearlake, Iowa, killing all four people on board. Among the dead were singers Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot, Roger Peterson. What if it never happened? What if the plane was never chartered and never crashed. Here are five possible outcomes. Read more...
Categories: What Ifs Tags: american pie, buddy holly, don mclean, j.p. richardson, ritchie valens, roger peterson, the big bopper
Five Best Rock Concerts I Would Have Liked To Have Seen
I am an avid fan of going to concerts. The bands can be local, rock, country, folk, oldies, or classical, but I love the sensation of being in the crowd with the wall of sound between me and the stage. There are certain rock shows that go down in history as some of the greatest of a generation and I wish I would have been a witness to them. Here is a list to the concerts I wish I would have seen:
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Categories: Entertainment, History Tags: and young, bob dylan, buddy holly, cavern club, concerts, crosby, dion and the belmonts, don mclean, grateful dead, jefferson airplane, jim morrison, Jimi Hendrix, joan baez, jp richardson, nash, newport folk festival, paul butterfield blues band, ritchie valens, rock concerts, rock n roll, santana, stills, the beatles, the big bopper, the doors, tommy allsup, waylon jennings, whiskyt-a-go-go, woodstock
