Tune Tuesday – Mustang Sally

Happy Birthday to The Wicked Mr. (Wilson) Pickett who was born on this day in 1941. He was born in Prattville, Alabama where he began singing in the Baptist church choir. He was the fourth of 11 children and eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955. It was there that he joined … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Mustang Sally →

Tune Tuesday – Dock of the Bay

Music history was made on this day in 1968. Otis Redding's Dock of the Bay reached #1 on the charts, making it the first ever posthumous single in the United States. Redding died in a plane crash just 3 months earlier in December of 1967. It was released on January 8, 1968. The song was … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Dock of the Bay →

Movie Music Monday

Today we celebrate two birthdays that have a movie tie-in. Both appeared in one of the greatest films of the 1980's - The Blues Brothers. First, we remember the beautiful Carrie Fisher who was born on this day in 1956. While known for Star Wars and many other films, she appears as one of Jake … Continue reading Movie Music Monday →

The Music of My Life – 1990

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1990 →