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Rock Flashback: New…

Rock Flashback: New Riders of the Purple Sage
By | January 2, 2012
George Jetson, Rock Star (Hanna-Barbera via YouTube) … Read more »

Arlo Guthrie (L) performs with Bruce Springsteen (C) and Tom Morello (R) in 2009 (Getty Images/Bryan Bedder)Arlo Guthrie (L) performs with Bruce Springsteen (C) and Tom Morello (R) in 2009 (Getty Images/Bryan Bedder)

By | November 24, 2011
Thirty years ago this Thanksgiving, a listener called at the end of my radio show to ask me why I hadn't played any Thanksgiving songs yet. This was neither an idle nor playful query. The tone of her voice indicated that her gorge had been rising for… Read more »

Berry Oakley's widow, Linda, at his induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 2009 (Getty Images/Rick Diamond)Berry Oakley's widow, Linda, at his induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 2009 (Getty Images/Rick Diamond)

By | November 12, 2011
In Madison, Wisconsin, the UPI story appeared on November 13, 1972, on page four of an inside section, just above an ad for IGA grocery stores, where chuck roast and chuck steak were 89 cents a pound. In Long Beach, California, the same wire-service… Read more »

Our 11th Most Eleveny Guy: Rufus Wainwright (Matthew Peyton/Getty Images Entertainment)Our 11th Most Eleveny Guy: Rufus Wainwright (Matthew Peyton/Getty Images Entertainment)

By | November 11, 2011
Today's 11.11.11 and numerologists are having a field day. For us, it's a chance to highlight the Top 11 Eleven Songs in our library. Go Get 'Em Read more »

The Animals Are In the House (YouTube)The Animals Are in the House (YouTube)

By | November 1, 2011
On this day in 1967, one of the great movies of all time, Cool Hand Luke, made it's debut. As noted on History.com, it starred Paul Newman "as a tough, anti-authoritarian, poker-playing prisoner." Newman won a Best Actor nomination and George… Read more »

QuicksilverQuicksilver Messenger Service's First Album

By | October 14, 2011
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Rock and Roll Trainmaster Bob Dylan (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Rock and Roll Trainmaster Bob Dylan (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

By | October 6, 2011
According to History.com "on this day in 1866, the Reno gang carries out the first robbery of a moving train in the U.S., making off with over $10,000 from an Ohio & Mississippi train in Jackson County, Indiana. Prior to this innovation in crime,… Read more »
By | September 25, 2011
A Classic Shot of Tom Lehrer Singing "When You Are Old and Gray" (YouTube) … Read more »
By | September 9, 2011
Gerry Rafferty Singing About Baker Street (YouTube) We're taking it to the streets today with our Top 10 Songs about hitting the bricks (or trucking up the road). Give Me Ten! Read more »
By | September 5, 2011
Here's a Hint: Poco, Seen Here in 1979, Made the List (YouTube) … Read more »