Today’s the 57th anniversary of The Day the Music Died … On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, along with with the pilot, Roger Peterson.
We remember them in this immortal classic from … The Brady Bunch!
How much money can you make off a hit song? Well … the folks at CelebrityNetWorth.com figured it out. Be prepared to be astounded by how much money one little hit song can earn … so …. Ladies and Germs: The 10 Richest Songs of All Time 10. Mel Torme – “Christmas Song” (1944). Estimated earnings: $19 million. This song, which you may know better as “Chestnuts...
Take a listen to “Sway” by the Rolling Stones. Pete Townshend from The Who, singer Billy Nichols, and Ronnie Lane from Small Faces all sang background vocals, and the strings were arranged by Paul Buckmaster — best known for his work with Elton John. The Rolling Stones arrive in Boston tonight for two shows…
According to anonymous sources, the remaining members of the Beatles (Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr) will be touring this summer. Plans are to be announced at a press conference later today. The tour will start nostaligically in Liverpool and include stops in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, and 20 other U.S. cities concluding at Candlestick Park in San Francisco where The Beatles performed...
On this day in 1969, The Rolling Stones headlined the infamous Altamont Free Concert in Altamont, CA. Immortalized in the film “Gimme Shelter,” it’s a cautionary tale of what not to do when planning a large scale rock concert. Interestingly, the Hells Angels have always gotten blamed for the death of 18 year old Meredith Hunter, but while being far from...
Happy 78th Birthday to Leonard Cohen! Cohen, a nice Jewish boy, has drawn from Jewish religious and cultural imagery throughout his career. Unetaneh Tokef, an 11th-century liturgical poem recited during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are echoed in his song “Who By Fire.” Here’s the English translation: On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many...
Happy Birthday to Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night. He of the exploding penis. Really. Here’s the tale courtesy of spinner.com: According to Chuck Negron, one of the three lead singers of the band that virtually lived in the Top 40 in the early 1970s (‘Joy to the World,’ ‘An Old-Fashioned Love Song,’ ‘One’), his by-the-book excesses — sex, drugs and...