This month’s top 10 list provides a succinct argument for the dominance of electronic music on the pop charts. To put this into perspective, consider January of 1992, when Nirvana’s album Nevermind famously replaced Michael Jackson’s Dangerous as the number one album on the Billboard chart. This unlikely feat marked not just a change in fortune for Nirvana, but signaled a larger change in folks’ […]

I cannot help but think of Michael Crawford in the live show Barnum.  He played the part so well, and today’s feature figures into the musical show.  On this date in 1852, the “Swedish Nightingale,” Jenny Lind, left the U. S. On her wildly successful 2-year-long American tour.  It was organized by P.T. Barnum, and she decided it was time […]

This is a Fashionista Events opportunity.   I am so pleased to be able to tell you about an upcoming new music artist named Brynn Elliot.  Please be sure to watch her video of Notions of Love (you can see it above).  It has been said that her life “has always been set to music.”  It took great tragedy in […]

I had no idea this competition was so young.  On this date in1959, tne first annual Grammy Awards Show occurred.  Frank Sinatra was the host, and amongst tbe award winners were Ella Fitzgerald and Henry Mancini.  And the song of the year was Volare.  I bet most people under 40 don’t know the words nor melody to that song, but […]

Fort Wayne, IN – May 1, 2014 – This month’s top 10 list contains a healthy mix of perennial favorites and relative upstarts. Chart regulars like Shakira and OneRepublic both clock in with their most recent singles. At the same time, Ed Sheeran and Christina Perri are making their first appearances in the top 10—him with some uncredited assistance from […]

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tops Two Billboard Music Charts The latest album by the celebrated Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square hit #1 in two categories on the Billboard Top 100 Charts this week. He Is Risen topped the Classical Traditional and Current Classical Total charts. The album, which released April 1, is the most recent from the Choir […]

Deceitful Truths Caspian Winery Series #2 By- Maggie Thom Publication Date- March 12th, 2014     He created a legacy that no one could imagine… Tarin has lost a week of her life. She doesn’t know what happened but not long after she returns to work she is suspended from her job. Confused and pregnant, she quits and agrees to […]

Read more about this book and follow the tour here. Glenn Gould: Sketches of Solitude by Anne Kaufmann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before reading this book, I believe I had heard of this prodigious musician, but I could not have told you anything about him. Maybe I would have remembered that he was a classical pianist, but I […]

Today’s feature is quite somber, and it is something I taught about every year when I taught music in Texas.  On this date in 1995, Selena was fatally shot by the president of her fan club.  The story is horrific, and if you watch the movie about her life (where J-Lo got her start), you will get a good understanding […]

I know of this song, and my parents used to watch the series.  Sad to say, I watched reruns of the series, too.  On this date in 1955, Billy Hayes’ version of The Ballad  of Davy Crockett reached #1 on the charts. For more info: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Davy_Crockett http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/17822/