The Beatles

Posted by Robin on Jul 11, 2015 in Featured, Songs | 1 comment

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8. “Come Together”, The Beatles You...

Posted by Robin on Aug 13, 2013 in Singer | Comments Off on Johnny Rivers

Okay, Johnny Rivers was the King of Covers. Granted. But does every recording act have to only sing original songs? What about the...

Posted by Robin on Nov 15, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on Teen Idols

In his song “The Boy in the Bubble,” Paul Simon reminded us: “Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.”...

Posted by Robin on Jun 18, 2012 in Featured, Singer | 2 comments

It’s unusual for anyone to quit while at the very top of their profession. Sandy Koufax did it in baseball. Barry Sanders did it in...

Posted by Robin on May 24, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show

America experienced collective depression as the year 1964 dawned. John Kennedy, a charismatic and much-loved president, had been...

Posted by Robin on May 8, 2011 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Billboard Milestones

No explanation needed here, except to say that these accomplishments relate to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, created in 1958, and the...

Posted by Robin on Apr 10, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Carnegie Hall

Two blocks south of Central Park on Seventh Ave. you’ll find one of the world’s premier concert halls. Funded, as the name...

Posted by Robin on Aug 31, 2009 in Music, The Arts | 1 comment

Has it been 25 years since your first record was issued? Have you been influential in rock history? That’s okay, I knew you wanted to...