By 1987 Madonna was a full-fledged star of stage and screen. She starred in the movie Who’s That Girl and in July she began the Who’s Tha...

A few years ago a three volume set of DVDs was released containing private, intimate and rare footage of Elvis Presley. Called Elvis Home...

After the Guess Who split up Burton Cummings went on to have a wildly successful solo career. By 1980 he was rich and riding high from wi...

The Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, led by vocalist and activist Bob Geldof, had a #1 hit on their hands in 1979 with the song “I Don’...

Most remember Davy Jones as the cute heart throb from the 1960s sitcom The Monkees. But Davy was a man (or should I say boy) of many tale...

The Police wrapped up their 1984 global Synchronicity Tour in Australia. About 50,000 fans were on hand making it the countries biggest i...

Similar to Shindig!, the TV show Hullabaloo was a musical variety series that aired on on NBC during 1965 and 66. Some of the chart toppi...

Back in 2015 Rush’s drummer Neil Peart announced he was retiring from music for health reasons. At the time there was no official “band b...

Canada’s answer to the U.S. TV show Hootenanny was it’s own musical TV offering called Let’s Sing Out. It aired from 1963 to 1966 and the...

In 1985 Patti LaBelle appeared on the TV special Motown Returns To The Apollo and was part of the star-studded Live Aid benefit concert. ...

James Taylor and Carly Simon were married 11 years from 1972 until their divorce in 1983. Both musicians were also political activists an...

Back in 1983 the song “Karma Chameleon” by The Culture Club spent 3 weeks in the #1 spot on Billboard Hot 100 Charts in the United States...

By the end of the 1970s Fleetwood Mac were bonafide superstars in the world of rock and roll. Their 1977 album Rumours garnered huge sale...

In 1970 British band Mungo Jerry had a #1 chart topper with the catchy tune ’In The Summertime’. Written by lead singer Ray Dorset in onl...

I’ve discovered a great YouTube channel and I just had to share it with you. ‘Lie Likes Music’ is the name and it’s full of interesting, ...

The YouTube channel React covers diverse topics. But by far, their most popular videos are the ones featuring some sort of challenge. In ...

Melanie Safka, known professionally as just Melanie, had a string of top 10 hits in the 1970s including ‘Brand New Key’, ‘What Have They ...

Back in 2015 Damian Rodriguez used rare footage of Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of the British Isles to put together this video showcasing Dylan...

During the mid-'60s the musical variety TV show Shindig! was a popular showcase for musical artists, exposing North American TV viewers t...

Canadians Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker began performing as the folk duo Ian & Sylvia in 1959. Although they married in 1964 they would di...