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The Chords - "Sh-Boom" (1954)

msotd wrote 4 months ago: Audio Stream: http://www.imeem.com/artists/the_chords/music/el92KhTh/the-chords-sh-boom/ This has go … more →

Tags: Music, song of the day, The Illustrious G, 1950s, doo-wop, Rock and Roll, the chords

t-shirts.

nick h. wrote 4 months ago: well well. enterprise project, people! we got the ideas sorted out dead quick. we’re going to … more →

Tags: WorDs, Announcements, Nicktionary, shirts, School, tshirts, Design, enterprise, Learning

Earworms?3 comments

lifeischange wrote 8 months ago: So there is a name for it!  It sounds gross, but “earworm” is evidently the name of this … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Fun, Work, Humor, Earworms, obsessional thoughts, Songs, Music, the crew cuts

Aretha Franklin to release album of classical music

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has revealed she is planning to record an album of classical music … more →

Tags: soul, Christmas, Classical, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, Aretha Franklin, Juilliard School, Classical Music

‘Constant touring could spell the end for Yes,’ warns Jon Anderson

shboommag wrote 1 year ago: Yes lead singer Jon Anderson has reportedly warned the other members of the band that constant touri … more →

Tags: Rock, Prog Rock, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, Yes, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman

Barry Manilow revives greatest songs of the Eighties on new album

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   He’s done the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies, now Barry Manilow is set to give us his take on a do … more →

Tags: Easy Listening, eighties, Pop, Barry Manilow, clive davis, dolly parton, kenny rogers, Music Magazine, over 50's

Rod Stewart gives Prince Charles free gig as a 60th birthday gift

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Rod Stewart – who usually charges up to £1 million for private shows – has reportedly waived … more →

Tags: Rock, Rod Stewart, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The Who’s famous 1977 Kilburn concert for the film ‘The Kids Are Alright’ finally released on DVD

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Fans of The Who are at last being given a chance to see a full-length version of the band’s famous … more →

Tags: Seventies, Rock, sixties, DVD, The Who, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, keith moon

The Salvation Army signs £1m record deal with Universal

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   The Salvation Army has reportedly signed a £1m record deal with music giant Universal – with the o … more →

Tags: Easy Listening, Christmas, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, salvation army, Aled Jones, lesley garrett, Universal Classics & Jazz

'The Dave Clark Five - The Hits' finally released on CD

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Good news for Dave Clark Five fans who haven’t got into downloading music yet. The compilation alb … more →

Tags: sixties, Pop, the beatles, Music Magazine, over 50's, iTunes, over-50s music magazine, Dave Clark Five

Kingston Trio co-founder Nick Reynolds dies at 75

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Guitarist and singer Nick Reynolds – a founding member of legendary folk group the Kingston … more →

Tags: fifties, folk, Bob Dylan, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, Nick Reynolds, Kingston Trio, Tom Dooley

Little Richard, Nils Lofgren and Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir star in real-life ‘ER’

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Some veteran rockers are starting to pay the price of decades on the road, it seems. In the space … more →

Tags: Rock, Bob Weir, Bruce Springsteen, Grateful Dead, Little Richard, Music Magazine, Nils Lofgren, over 50's, over-50s music magazine

Dolly Parton to write film and musical about her life as ‘Backwoods Barbie’

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Country music legend Dolly Parton has confirmed that she is writing a film and a musical about her … more →

Tags: Movies, stage musicals, country, dolly parton, Music Magazine, over 50's, over-50s music magazine, backwoods barbie, Country Music

‘I’m not going on tour with Led Zeppelin,’ says Robert Plant

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has formally denied rumours that he is planning to tour with th … more →

Tags: Rock, led zeppelin, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Music Magazine, over 50's, Jimmy Page, over-50s music magazine

Vote for your favourite Motown hit and help choose tracks for a new ‘Motown 50’ album

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Universal Music is mounting an online survey to find out UK music fans’ favourite Motown tracks.   … more →

Tags: R&B, soul, compilations, Music Magazine, over 50's, motown, Motown 50, over-50s music magazine, Universal

Why I love "Clue" - the movie (spoilers)5 comments

Christopher Banks wrote 1 year ago: “Clue”, a movie adaptation of the boardgame “Cluedo”, was released in 1985.  … more →

Tags: Analysis, Inspiration, Quiet night in., cluedo, Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda, clue movie, Cluedo fans, Jonathan Lynn

Sex Pistols' John Lydon to become the face of British butter

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Back in 1976, Johnny Rotten sang about being “an antichrist” and “an anarchist” and expressed the … more →

Tags: Punk, Television, Country Life, Dairy Crest, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Music Magazine, over 50's, Sex Pistols

Legendary Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield dies at 68

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Soul legend Norman Whitfield – writer and producer of classic Motown songs such as ‘I Heard It Thr … more →

Tags: soul, Music Magazine, over 50's, Smokey Robinson, norman whitfield, motown, the temptations

Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright dies at 65

shboommag wrote 1 year ago:   Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died at the age of 65.   A Pink F … more →

Tags: Rock, Music Magazine, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, over 50's, richard wright, The Dark Side of the Moon, Syd Barrett


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