Category Archives: Music History

Remembering Super Bowl XXXVI

I will admit. I’m not overly excited about watching tonight’s Super Bowl game. I expected a battle between the two best teams during the regular season. Instead we have to spend yet another Super Bowl Sunday watching Tom Brady and … Continue reading

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John Lennon writes and records “Instant Karma” in a single day

“I wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch and we’re putting it out for dinner.” That’s the way John Lennon told the story of “Instant Karma,” one of his most memorable songs. It was his third single as a … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost in 2018

Ray Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, died January 4 at the age of 76. Thomas appeared on all of the prog rock band’s albums – including … Continue reading

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