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[Jeff Wrangler]

Can somebody define "classic rock" for me? 

[CellarDweller]

Hiya Jeff.

According to Wikipedia:


Typically, classic rock stations play rock songs from the mid-1960s through the 1980s. Some of the songs overlap with those played on oldies stations, but classic rock also focuses on hard rock and heavy metal bands and artists that are less radio friendly and therefore are usually not played on oldies stations. Classic rock stations have historically been hesitant to add 1990s rock such as alternative rock and grunge to their playlists, due in part to the drastic difference in style, but (mirroring a similar trend in classic country, where a similar 1990-era divide also exists) a small number of classic rock stations began adding 1990s music in the early 2010s.[18] Unlike AOR radio stations, which played all tracks from albums, classic rock plays a much more limited playlist of charting singles and popular album tracks from artists and bands.

They have a partial list here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_classic_rock_songs

[Jeff Wrangler]

Hiya Jeff.

According to Wikipedia:


Typically, classic rock stations play rock songs from the mid-1960s through the 1980s. Some of the songs overlap with those played on oldies stations, but classic rock also focuses on hard rock and heavy metal bands and artists that are less radio friendly and therefore are usually not played on oldies stations. Classic rock stations have historically been hesitant to add 1990s rock such as alternative rock and grunge to their playlists, due in part to the drastic difference in style, but (mirroring a similar trend in classic country, where a similar 1990-era divide also exists) a small number of classic rock stations began adding 1990s music in the early 2010s.[18] Unlike AOR radio stations, which played all tracks from albums, classic rock plays a much more limited playlist of charting singles and popular album tracks from artists and bands.

They have a partial list here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_classic_rock_songs

Thanks, Chuck.

[CellarDweller]

You're welcome!

[Jeff Wrangler]

It finally happened. I've just been waiting for it. That  radio station I tune my clock radio to, the station that plays songs from the 1970s to, I guess, the early 1990s, woke me up this morning with "My Sharona." 

[CellarDweller]

There's a station in my area (101.1 - CBS FM) that plays that same stuff, and I've started listening to it.   They seem to play "My Sharona" every other day.

I'd rather hear this Knack song, I always liked it better.

[CellarDweller]

Madonna set to release first single in three years

Andrew Arthur May 17 2018 4:06 PM

Madonna has announced her first single for three years will be released soon and will be called Beautiful Game.

The singer has also released what appears to be accompanying artwork for the song via her social media platforms.

The picture features Madonna wearing a crown of thorns under the words Beautiful Game.

In a caption alongside the photo the singer wrote: “That I never Learned … Coming Soon! #music #magic #mirwais”


https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/madonna-set-to-release-first-single-in-three-years-36917923.html

[CellarDweller]

Musician, songwriter and producer Reggie Lucas dead at 65.


Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

Early in his career, Lucas was an R&B and jazz guitarist, playing with Billy Paul in the early 1970s and then with Miles Davis from 1972 to 1976.  It was in Davis' electric band (one that included Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson and Al Foster) that Lucas met percussionist Mtume, who would later become his production partner. The two joined singer Roberta Flack's band in 1976, and toured with her for several years.

Following his stint as a touring jazz guitarist, Lucas shifted his focus to songwriting and producing, where he gained both fame and critical praise, at first working as part of a production team with percussionist James Mtume – the two would later go on to write and produce hits for a number of artists, including Stephanie Mills, Phyllis Hyman, Lou Rawls, the Spinners and Roberta Flack.

In 1980, Lucas and Mtume won a Grammy Award for Best R&B song for their composition "Never Knew Love Like This Before", which was performed by Stephanie Mills.

As the 1970s came to a close, Lucas branched out and began to write and produce material by himself. In addition to his own instrumental record (1978), "Survival Themes", one of his first solo projects was  producing Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album, including the songs "Physical Attraction" (which was a Top 10 dance hit) and  "Borderline", which became her first Top 10 single.  Lucas has since gone on to work with Rebbie Jackson, Randy Crawford and The Four Tops on his own. He was also a member of the short-lived group Sunfire, who released one album in 1982. Lucas produced their single "Young Free and Single".

In 1986, Lucas founded the Jersey City recording studio Quantum Sound. Clients included the Pet Shop Boys, Jodeci, Jeff Buckley and Sepultura.

[CellarDweller]

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.  She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister.   In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but achieving only modest success.   After signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Spanish Harlem" and "Think".

By the end of the 1960s she was being called "the Queen of Soul". Franklin recorded acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Young, Gifted and Black (1972) and Amazing Grace (1972) before experiencing problems with her record company by the mid-1970s.   After her father was shot in 1979, Franklin left Atlantic and signed with Arista Records, finding success with the albums Jump to It (1982) and Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985), and her part in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

In 1998, Franklin received international acclaim for singing the opera aria "Nessun Dorma" at the Grammy Awards that year, replacing Luciano Pavarotti. Later that year, she scored her final Top 40 song with "A Rose Is Still a Rose".

Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in the chart's history. Franklin's other well-known hits include "Rock Steady", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who", "Chain of Fools", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael), and a remake of The Rolling Stones song "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

She won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance from 1968 through 1975, and is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide.

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career including a 1987 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in which she became the first female performer to be inducted. She was inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In August 2012, Franklin was inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame.  Franklin is listed in at least two all-time lists on Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.


Billboard Top 40 hits:


Border Song (Holy Moses)/You And Me - Peaked at #37 on 12.19.1970

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Peaked at #37 on 11.27.1961

Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - Peaked at #33 on 3.31.1973

My Song - Peaked at #31 on 1.4.1969

I Can't See Myself Leaving You - Peaked at #28 on 5.24.1969

Something He Can Feel - Peaked at #28 on 8.14.1976

Jimmy Lee - Peaked at #28 on 2.7.1987

All The Kings Horses - Peaked at #26 on 7.8.1972

A Rose Is Still A Rose - Peaked at #26 on 5.2.1998

Willing To Forgive - Peaked at #26 on 7.16.1994

Jump To It - Peaked at #24 on 10.9.1982

Spirit In The Dark - Peaked at #23 on 6.27.1970

Another Night - Peaked at #22 on 3.22.1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash - Peaked at #21 on 11.8.1986

Angel - Peaked at #20 on 9.1.1973

The Weight - Peaked at #19 on 3.22.1969

You're All I Need To Get By - Peaked at #19 on 4.3.1971

I'm In Love - Peaked at #19 on 6.1.1974

Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Peaked at #18 on 12.7.1985

Eleanor Rigby - Peaked at #17 on 12.13.1969

Ain't No Way - Peaked at #16 on 5.4.1968

Through The Storm - Peaked at #16 on 5.27.1989

See Saw - Peaked at #14 on 12.14.1968

Share Your Love With Me - Peaked at #13 on 9.13.1969

Call Me/Son Of A Preacher Man - Peaked at #13 on 4.4.1970

Don't Play That Song - Peaked at #11 on 9.19.1970

I Say A Little Prayer - Peaked at #10 on 10.5.1968

Rock Steady - Peaked at #9 on 11.27.1971

I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Peaked at #9 on 4.15.1967

A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) - Peaked at #8 on 11.4.1967

Think - Peaked at #7 on 6.15.1968

Who's Zoomin' Who  - Peaked at #7 on 11.30.1985

The House That Jack Built - Peaked at #6 on 9.7.1968

Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me - Peaked at #6 on 6.5.1971

Day Dreaming - Peaked at #5 on 5.6.1972

(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Peaked at #5 on 3.30.1968

Baby I Love You - Peaked at #4 on 9.9.1967

Freeway Of Love - Peaked at #3 on 8.31.1985

Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Peaked at #3 on 2.23.1974

Chain Of Fools - Peaked at #2 on 1.20.1968

Spanish Harlem - Peaked at #2 on 9.11.1971

Respect - Peaked at #1 on 6.3.1967

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) -  Peaked at #1 on 4.18.1987

[CellarDweller]

Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Marty Balin Dead at 76.

Jefferson Airplane vocalist-guitarist Marty Balin, who co-founded the San Francisco psychedelic rock band in 1965 and played a crucial role in the creation of all their 1960s albums, including Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers, died Thursday at the age of 76. Balin’s rep confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, though the cause of death is currently unknown.

Born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, Balin was a struggling folk guitarist on the San Francisco scene when he formed a band with Paul Kantner after meeting the 12-string guitarist at a hootenanny. They met up with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady, drummer Skip Spence and singer Signe Toly Anderson and cut their 1966 debut LP Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. They developed a strong following around the budding San Francisco rock scene, but became nationwide superstars in 1967 when Anderson left the group and was replaced by Grace Slick.

A little over a year later, Balin quit the group. Balin spent a few years managing rock bands in San Francisco, but was pulled back into the group’s orbit by Kantner in 1974, though by this point Casady and Kaukonen had defected and the remaining members were billing themselves as Jefferson Starship. The offshoot band was incredibly successful and scored more hits than the original Airplane, including the Balin-penned “Miracles” from Red Octopus, hitting Number Three in 1975. But by 1978, Balin grew tired of touring, especially since Slick’s alcohol issues caused many uneven performances, and he left the group for a solo career.


With Jefferson Airplane

White Rabbit - Peaked at #8 on 7.29.1967

Somebody To Love - Peaked at #5 on 6.17.1967


With Jefferson Starship


Runaway - Peaked at #12 on 7.29.1978

With Your Love - Peaked at #12 on 9.18.1976

Count On Me - Peaked at #8 on 5.13.1978

Miracles - Peaked at #3 on 10.18.1975


Marty Balin  solo singles

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) - Peaked at #27 on 10.24.1981

Hearts - Peaked at #8 on 8.8.1981


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-marty-balin-dead-76-730912/


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