Tom Clay

I post this every year on Martin Luther King day because I believe there's nothing more appropriate. The man who put this together is Tom Clay. Clay was a Detroit disc jockey who captured a terrible time in history almost as perfectly as possible...

John Fogerty

Twenty five years ago today he released this great song: "Centerfield." This video is not from 1985, it's from Soundstage in Chicago in 2007, but it's a great version...

The Who

They released this song on this day, exactly 45 years ago. This is what they looked and sounded like in 1965.

40 years ago today...

Diana Ross and the Supremes performed together for the very last time. It was at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, and it was recorded for the live album called "Farewell."

Here's one of the songs from that last performance...

Promised Land

35 years ago today, the King had one of his last hits. I still like this one. It's called "Promised Land"...

Rolling Stones

Their unreleased 1972 documentary ("C***sucker Blues") has finally found it's way to the Internet.

Check out the story behind it, and watch a clip of it here.

When you click on the video at the link above, you can see the other parts of the film too. The quality isn't great (it was shot on Super 8), and it's pretty unflattering to the Stones (Mick snorts coke!), so it's probably for the best that they decided not to release it.

Nevertheless, it's history.

Billy Joel & Elton John

They played last night at Wrigley Field. I missed it.

Here's the review of Billy & Elton in today's Tribune. Sounds like it was a great show. I'd love to hear from someone that attended.

Don't Stop Believin'

There's a great look at the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'" in this morning's Chicago Tribune.

The song was a top ten hit, but it is lasting way beyond everyone's expectations. After all, it came out in 1981. The Tribune analyzes.

Brian Jones

It was 40 years ago today that Brian died. Here's the reaction of Keith Richards and Bill Wyman just after it happened...

Pete Townshend

He is 64 today. 30 years since he wrote the words to this one...

Dissing Heino

The Tribune has been doing a feature about the worst album covers of all-time, but they've gone too far this time.

They dissed Heino. My mother loves the Albino Heino. And this particular album cover is translated: "Dear mother: A bouquet of flowers that never wilts." Just four days before Mother's Day. Shame on you, Tribune.



(I'm not kidding about my mom loving Heino. She actually has this album. Heino, by the way, has a deep baritone voice. I used to play some of his covers of English songs on Ebony & Ivory. Imagine Robert Goulet doing "Spanish Eyes" in German, and that's what Heino sounds like.)

40 years ago this week...

...this song won the grammy for song of the year. I personally think it holds up pretty well. The link takes you to a recording of a live performance from that year.

Fountains of Wayne

These guys are currently my favorite (non-Beatles) band...