Sonny Shores DJ/MC

01/22/2025

He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

01/16/2025

Hey y'all ❤️🎶
Happy Birthday
"The Simple Man"
Ronnie Van Zant.
would be 77 years old today.

01/12/2025

Moore, who influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, was inducted with Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

01/08/2025

The music world is mourning the loss of one of their own. Singer/songwriter, Peter Yarrow, best known as a member of the influential folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died, this according to the New York Times.

Yarrow played a pivotal role in shaping the folk music scene of the 1960s and beyond. With his bandmates, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, Yarrow achieved widespread fame through their hit songs, including “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and “If I Had a Hammer.”

Yarrow’s music was deeply intertwined with the social and political movements of his time, as the group used their platform to advocate for civil rights, peace, and environmental causes. Throughout his career, Yarrow remained committed to activism, working with organizations that promoted education, social justice, and children’s welfare. In addition to his musical contributions, Yarrow produced and composed songs, earning critical acclaim for both his creative work and his efforts to engage with pressing societal issues.

After the disbandment of Peter, Paul, and Mary in the 1970s, Yarrow continued his musical career as a solo artist while maintaining his dedication to activism. He received numerous awards for his artistic and humanitarian work, cementing his legacy as both a musical icon and a tireless advocate for positive social change.

Yarrow was 86, at the time of his passing. His memory will live on through his music.

01/07/2025

The Doobie Brothers are gearing up to release a new album called 'Walk This Road' next year, and it'll be their first with Michael McDonald in more than 40 years.

Founding member Pat Simmons shared the news via Facebook this week, in a joyful year-end statement.

"Here’s the goal we’ve set for 2025," he writes. "This train keeps rollin’ down the track and we’re almost ready to release our new album 'Walk This Road' sometime after the first of the year. We have 10 new songs sung by Tom [Johnston], Michael [McDonald], and Pat [Simmons].

The new songs were cowritten by the three singers, and a single should be coming soon with a release date announcement to follow.

08/12/2024

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06/08/2024

Jeff Healey’s estate announced the release of the lost Road House soundtrack from the 1989 film.
It will include 8 previously unreleased songs plus 7 bonus tracks! Can’t Wait!
Classic Rock Lady Janice
Jeff Healey

05/03/2024

04/06/2024

The Quote By Gene Simmons Which Proves Why KISS Just Sold Their Publishing For $300 Million :

“There’s not gonna be another Beatles, Hendrix, or KISS because there’s no longer a record industry. There’s only chaos.”

“ The next 15 year old kid who plugs into his Marshall amplifier won’t be able to make a living because record companies don’t pay advances, royalties or promotion anymore.”

“ It’s the freckle face kid who feels he or she is entitled to steal music without paying for it. Because in their logic you don’t need money because you’re rich being a musician. That’s the problem with downloading and the internet. Now everything is for free.”

“From 1958 - 1988 you can name at least 100 bands or artists that became iconic. Everyone from The Beatles, to Elvis Presley, to The Rolling Stones, and many more.”

“From 1988 until today you won’t be able to name one iconic band. And don’t tell me Nirvana. They had two albums and were done.”

“The nail has been put into the coffin of Rock And Roll.”

Gene Simmons
Dan Rather AXS TV Interview (2021)

04/04/2024

“It’s everything, all the time”

🔴 "LIFE IN THE FAST LANE": THE EAGLES SONG ABOUT CO***NE

Listening to the Eagles feels like spending every day in California. In the wake of hard rock bands arriving around the same time as Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, the songwriting of Don Henley and Glenn Frey was always about laid-back tunes about everyday life. The Eagles did have a nasty side when they wanted to, and ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ was a peek into their misbehaviour. Around the time they were making Hotel California, both Henley and Frey knew they had something that could fit within the concept of the Hollywood lifestyle. When coming up with potential ideas for songs, the guitar riff that turned their heads was an improvisation by Joe Walsh, who played the iconic riff of ‘Fast Lane’ as a warm-up exercise. Though the band knew the potential behind the song, the title didn’t fall into place until Frey went on a ride of a lifetime with a drug dealer friend, remembering as part of The History of the Eagles, “I was riding shotgun in a Corvette with a drug dealer on the way to a poker game. The next thing I know, we’re doing 90. Holding! [co***ne] Big time! I say, ‘Hey man!’ He grins and goes, ‘Life in the fast lane!’ I thought, ‘Now there’s a song title’”. From there, the song became a glorification of the rock and roll lifestyle taking place in Los Angeles every day. Across every verse of the song, Henley describes some of the seediest characters that he’s seen throughout his time in the City of Angels, from a pair of misfits whose only common traits is being good in bed to being on the verge of crashing at the end of the song.

04/02/2024