Da da da da-da da-Dun dun dun... We've all heard it, from Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, or Turning Japanes by The Vapors, to Passage to Bangkok by Rush. It was even a theme used in the 1989 video game Super Mario Land. I don't think it would surprise many to learn this little [...]
Many bands cover other artist's songs. Often the cover version goes on to be a bigger hit than the original. I Love Rock 'n' Roll was a number one hit for Joan Jett in 1981, but was originally written and released by The Arrows in 1975. Jimi Hendrix had an iconic performance with All Along [...]
In this episode of 10 ? with the Musical Mind, we take a slight detour. I say detour because we usually focus on the musicians behind the music. For this show, we had the pleasure of interviewing someone who has had an enormous impact on rock music without ever being in a band. Donna Halper [...]
The Lamar House was constructed in 1817 in Knoxville, TN. by Irish immigrant Thomas Humes as an upscale hotel. It was originally called the "Knoxville Hotel", and subsequently "City Hotel" for a time. Becoming a popular spot for the local well-to-do, President Andrew Jackson was just the first of a total of five U.S. Presidents [...]
The term Renaissance Man may be bandied about a little too often, but one man it certainly applies to is Mr. Gordon Thomas Ward. The New Jersey Troubadour has, in addition to authoring four published books, written prose and manned the lectern as a History teacher. This passion for the past and how it impacts [...]