Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Calendar* Correction: Steve Currie

Some websites report that Steve Currie, bassist of T. Rex, was born  May 20, 1947.  According to the BBC, Currie was born May 19.  Some websites say Currie was born in the county of North Lincolnshire; the county was simply called Lincolnshire.

Prelude to The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*: the Doobie Brothers, with "Listen To The Music"

Here's another song that was ever so close to sneaking into The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*--the great sound of the Doobie Brothers from 1972...

Prelude to The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*: "Wild Thing" by the Troggs

Here is another great song that just missed making the all-time Top 500* for the last 60 years.  We feature the Troggs in our Prelude*...