The Beach Boys have always held a warm place in my heart.As a youngster growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I became infatuated with the California lifestyle the vibrant band represented. With the promise of an abundance of perfect waves to catch, surfer girls to steal your heart, boss cars to ...
My fascination with music began at the age of 6 when I first heard 鈥淢eet the Beatles!鈥� after discovering my older brother鈥檚 record collection.The Beatles may have got it all started for me, but there was one band that truly inspired me to want to become a rock star. And that band was ...
Prior to 1977, my only knowledge of the band Styx was the infectious power ballad 鈥淟ady.鈥� However, that would all change after my older brother purchased 鈥淭he Grand Illusion.鈥滾oaded with great classic rock like 鈥淐ome Sail Away,鈥� 鈥淪uperstars,鈥� 鈥淢iss America,鈥� 鈥淔ooling ...
I am proud to say that I am one of the music fanatics that helped make Fleetwood Mac鈥檚 鈥淩umours鈥� one of the highest-selling albums of all time.I was instantly drawn to the band鈥檚 1977 masterpiece like a moth to a flame and secured my purchase as soon as it was released.It鈥檚 one of ...
Steven Van Zandt is a man who wears many hats, or maybe I should say handkerchiefs instead.Known as an accomplished musician, songwriter, performer, producer, actor and activist, Van Zandt is better known to his legion of fans as simply Little Steven, the right-hand man to Bruce Springsteen and ...
My first exposure to the genius of Todd Rundgren occurred after borrowing my oldest brother鈥檚 single of 鈥淲e Gotta Get You a Woman鈥� from 1970 and continued with my best friend repeatedly encouraging me to listen to the pop stylings of 1978鈥檚 infectious 鈥淗ermit of Mink Hollow.鈥漈o this ...
