Happy Together by The Turtles
50 years ago this week, The Turtles were at the top of the charts with their “feel good” pop song “Happy Together.” The song hit the No. 1 spot on...
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Money Songs that Stick in Your Mind
The song that yesterday’s Final Jeopardy clue brought to mind was “Money, Money” (aka Money Makes the World Go Round”) from the 1972 film “Cabaret”, performed by Joel Grey and...
Dick Van Dyke Wows ‘Em at Denny’s
That irrepressible multi-talented 90-year-old living legend Dick Van Dyke brought a sample of the contagious joy he loves to spread to breakfast at a local Denny’s in Los Angeles, much...
RIP Baby the Rain Must Fall Hitmaker Glenn Yarbrough
Folk singer, Glenn Yarbrough passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the age of 86 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Yarbrough was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1930...
Wolverton Mountain: Claude King’s Runaway Hit Song
All about Claude King, Merle Kilgore, Wolverton Mountain and, of course, Clifton Clowers.
RIP: Mack Rice, “Mustang Sally” Songwriter
Detroit soul singer and songwriter Mack Rice passed away at age 82 on Sunday, June 27, 2016, from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Rice was most well-known for penning the...
Category Watch: Top 40 Math
Remember how much everyone liked the “Initials to Roman Numerals to Numbers” category when Ken Jennings ran it like a boss in The Battle of the Decades? Usually I put...
RIP: Music Legend Prince Gone at Age 57
80s superstar Prince, widely acknowledged as one of the most creative forces of his generation, died at his suburban Minneapolis home on Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was only 57...
Jim Carter’s Lonnie Donegan Documentary
The life of singer Lonnie Donegan (1931-2002) is being made into a documentary for the UK’s ITV channel, where the legendary star often performed back in the channel’s infancy. Actor...
Jimmy Kimmel Sings Mahna Mahna with Maná
On his February 10th show, Jimmy Kimmel claimed his boyhood wish was that one day he would get to hear the band Maná sing the song Mahna Mahna. Maná were...
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