About Oldies MusicOldies MusicReview: Solomon Burke: Like A Fire- June 28, 2008 After his 2002 Grammy-winning comeback album Don't Give Up On Me served notice to roots songwriters that his voice was still a powerful interpretive tool, Solomon Burke unveiled a...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/28/review-solomon-burke-like-a-fire.htm Update: Phil Spector Lana Clarkson murder trial- June 26, 2008 The California Supreme Court closes one more door for the Spector team in their efforts to prove bias against their client... and that means the second trial is still...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/26/update-phil-spector-lana-clarkson-murder-trial-10.htm The Elvis Years: 1972- June 24, 2008 The year 1972 was a time of retreat for Elvis, as his marriage to Priscilla dissolved and he threw himself into touring for monetary and personal reasons. Yet his...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/24/the-elvis-years-1972.htm The Top Ten Patriotic Oldies- June 22, 2008 With the United States at war on at least two fronts and regime change about to occur in the White House, this July 4th becomes an important occasion on...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/22/the-top-ten-patriotic-oldies-2.htm Profile: War- June 21, 2008 As a multicultural Latin funk band preaching brotherhood and protest, War was practically made for the Seventies. And indeed, they started out the decade as a prefab backing band...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/21/profile-war.htm News in Brief: Bo's funeral, Dueling Marvins, Berry for Barack- June 11, 2008 The funeral of rock and roll founding father Bo Diddley, held Saturday in Gainesville, FL, was a less than sedate affair: the choir of the Showers of Blessings Harvest...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/11/news-in-brief-bos-funeral-dueling-marvins-berry-for-b... The List: Bo Diddley's Greatest Moments- June 9, 2008 The most influential, critically acclaimed, and best-loved Bo Diddley songs of all time... sometimes all at once. From the hits to the obscure, my latest edition of The List...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/09/the-list-bo-diddleys-greatest-moments.htm The Elvis Years: 1971- June 8, 2008 It was the year of The Cape, "2001," and also the year Elvis began to "leave the building." But while the arena act was evolving into its (in)famous Seventies...http://oldies.about.com/b/2008/06/08/the-elvis-years-1971.htm |