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Back in 1979 I paid little attention to disco. We were listening to punk, new wave, and soul. But others did love disco, and dancing to Anita Ward's' one hit, "Ring My Bell." Written and produced by Stax star Frederick Knight, "Ring My Bell" was a .. ...

Last year, the legendary Beatle Ringo Starr released a great album with T Bone Burnett. It was called "Look Up," and not only hit the charts but got praise everywhere. Country-tinged, "Look Up" should have had a Grammy nomination it was so good. For ...

Tonight, Connor Storrie is the host of "Saturday Night Live." Who? He's the 26 year old who's one of the stars of HBO Max's series, "Heated Rivalry." Even though there are only six episodes of the series about gay hockey players falling in love, ...

Harry Styles had a huge success tonight at London's Brit Awards. He put on a very theatrical version of his new song, "Aperture," part of his new album releasing this coming Thursday night. "Aperture" is not really a radio song or that understandable ...

Elton John changed Neil Sedaka's life in the mid 70s. Neil had had a sterling pop career into the 1960s but stalled out as tastes changed. Elton signed him to his Rocket Records, and launched the whole "Sedaka's Back" campaign in 1975. It was a ...

It's very sad that Neil Sedaka passed away today. He was really an important part of pop music, a songwriting genius, and gifted pianist. His comeback in 1975 was miraculous thanks to Elton John, who put Neil o his Rocket Records and recorded a rare ...

I'm devastated to report the death of the great Neil Sedaka at age 86. He was one of loveliest, gentle men, a self effacing talent that was one of a kind. Neil had major hits in the early 60s with songs like "Calendar Girl" and "Breaking Up is Hard . ...

Pop star Pink says she just learned from People magazine that she's separated from husband Carey Hart. However, she's not separated, and People looks kinda bad right now. Pink says in a video: "I was just alerted to the fact that I'm separated from . ...

Everyone's asking how a Rolling Stones song wound up in the "Melania" documentary. "Gimme Shelter," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, isn't owned by them unfortunately. Previously, the pair complained about Donald Trump using "You Can't ...

The new nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show the scarcity of real choices. A couple of the names really deserve it. Melissa Etheridge, Black Crowes, Phil Collins, Oasis, Pink, Billy Idol would be top of my list. Really, just Melissa and . ...