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Who was Nellie Lutcher? Why is she being celebrated in Lake Charles?

It's been around two decades since Rod Stewart released a new work of mostly original songs so, the music community will have a lot to say about this latest album, "Time." Critics, being critics, will no doubt eat it alive. It's what critics do to keep us believing they know something about "the arts" that we don't. By the way, they don't. Having vented on critics....here is a

The Beach Boys‘ are hot property. Somewhere between Brian Wilson getting healthy and the release of their latest CD.."That's Why God Made the Radio" The Beach Boys have reclaimed their status as one of the world's most popular bands. Younger fans (and there are millions of them) may not know much about all the trials and tribulations of the band, but they'll get a chance to learn about t

Between the years 1968 and 1970, the Steve Miller Band released five albums that put them on the classic rock map. The group will reissue those five albums — with some help from Edsel Records — this coming Oct. 8 as digitally remastered special digipak editions.

In a recent interview, Mark Farner, one-time leader of Grand Funk Railroad, talked about the legacy of the mighty band.  “We were a bunch of 20-year-old rock and rollers who were putting our thoughts out there and looking for answers, and so were our fans.” he said. ” We were saying what everybody wanted to say.”

Back in the summer of 1963, a band from Hawthorne, California consisting of three brothers, a cousin and a neighbor burst upon the scene with a new sound. Of course, that group became known all over the world as The Pendletones! Okay, not so much. Once they changed their name, they became known all over the world as The Beach Boys! They sold a zillion records and some of the members became million

Last Sunday, the Beach Boys made their first appearance in 20 years when Brian Wilson and Company took the stage for a performance of "Good Vibrations" during the Grammy Awards.  Their follow up to that performance is a new studio album produced by their Beach Boys' legendary Brian Wilson...plus our sources at Capitol Records sent us the following tour schedule...Some are pretty close by