The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s

I noticed that I accidentally scheduled this to post at 8pm instead of 8am. Sorry I am late. This is sort of a continuation of the Music of My Life feature. It focused on music from 1970-2025. It featured tunes that have special meaning to me, brought back a certain memory or a tune that … Continue reading The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s →

The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1980’s

This is sort of a continuation of the Music of My Life feature. It focused on music from 1970-2025. It featured tunes that have special meaning to me, brought back a certain memory or a tune that I just really like. I found that with the first three decades, there were songs that I didn't … Continue reading The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1980’s →

Science Says These Songs Are Guaranteed to Make You Happy!

I am no neuroscientist, but I know a little about music. It is a proven fact that that music and happiness are linked intimately. Science also shows happiness will actually make your brain work better. Now, neuroscience has come up with the ultimate list of tunes to make you happy. Note: I have to tip … Continue reading Science Says These Songs Are Guaranteed to Make You Happy! →

The Music of My Life – 1986

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 – 1986 →

Tune Tuesday – Surfin’ Safari

It was on this day in 1962 that Capitol Records signed one of the biggest acts of the 1960's! The Beach Boys had been turned down by the Dot and Liberty labels, however, Capitol executive Nick Venet was sold on the group after hearing about eight bars of their song "Surfin' Safari." According to Brian … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Surfin’ Safari →

Royal Rock and Roll Remembrance (and Other Orchestral Music)

August 16 On this day in 1977 - a King died. The King of Rock and Roll. On this day in 2018 - a Queen died. The Queen of Soul. Both were musical royalty. Did you know they both have a musical group in common? Both have "recorded" with the world famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. … Continue reading Royal Rock and Roll Remembrance (and Other Orchestral Music) →

A Blog in Three Quarter Time

There is a thing that circulates on Facebook every so often that says, "Every thing I learned about Classical Music, I learned from Looney Tunes." In a way, that is true for me (and a lot of people). Here is a link to an article from Classic FM: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/liszt/cartoonist-how-generation-learned-classical-music-bugs-bunny/ I bring this up for a … Continue reading A Blog in Three Quarter Time →

Turntable Talk #8 – Best Year In Music?

Once again, Dave from A Sound Day has asked some of us music lovers to participate in another round of Turntable Talk. This time around was a bit of a challenge for me. Dave's e-mail stated: "Put your thinking caps on and go through your stacks of records (or scroll thru that I-pod) and ... … Continue reading Turntable Talk #8 – Best Year In Music? →

Happy 79th to Capitol Records

On this day in 1942, Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the United States. Wallichs was the man who invented the art of record promotion by sending copies of new releases to disc jockeys. It wasn't until 13 years later, in 1955, that the now famous Capitol Records building was built. The … Continue reading Happy 79th to Capitol Records →