B.B. King’s that is…… The Beale Street Blues Boy was born in 1925 and still going strong….. Listen to some Blues today…….

No, it’s not a typo – Ringo Starr now has his own personal star on the celebrity walk in Hollywood…… This makes him the third Beatle on the walk….. John Lennon and George Harrison already have stars…. I think they were awarded posthumously….. It’s the only reason I can think of [...]

…..That the band who would become “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” set foot on American soil for the first time….. February 7, 1964, The Beatles started their first American tour, which, changed American pop music forever…… John, Paul, George, and Ringo – the Moptops who became the guru’s of music in my [...]

Yeah, I know February 3 was yesterday, but I thought Sunn might post this as he is our official MR Rock Cornier…… February 3, 1959 has come to be known as “the day the music died”, and, someone “drove their Chevy to the Levy” or something like that…..
It was the day Buddy Holly, Richie [...]

Ever wonder what was behind the title of a particular album

I just caught a little of this on the news the other day, apparently Sir Paul McCartney is going to license his solo career catalog to be used with The Beatles’ Rock Band software….. Paul always said the money was in publishing and licensing , although it cost him The Beatles’ catalog to one [...]

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We seem to be stuck on wanted dead-or-alive PDB posters, so how about this?:
http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock

It just doesn’t feel like it’s been 40 years……. I missed it in ‘69 – not because of funds, transportation, or time, but, because of the non-existence of good rock stations in Oklahoma at the time…… I found out about it after the fact….. I’m not sure if I would have went [...]

12 Musicians That are (Surprisingly) Still Alive.
12. Fats Domino
It’s been a long, long time since Fats was capable of walking up Blueberry Hill on his own. Fats is 81 years young, now.
You know what his thrill was? Young blonde nurses. Meet Fats’ personal nurse Gina.
11. Della Reese
Della must have been touched by an angel, because [...]

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Must be something about those good old southern boys. The Allmans & Skynyrd.
Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist ‘Ean’ Evans dies at 48
May 7, 2009, 5:46 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Bassist Donald “Ean” Evans of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died of cancer at his home in Mississippi.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said Evans died Wednesday. [...]

This state never ceases to amaze.
Okla. governor intervenes in Flaming Lips flap
April 25, 2009, 5:40 AM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers who voted against making a Flaming Lips tune the official state rock song represent a minority of “small-minded religious wackos,” the band’s lead singer says.
Most state House members voted for a resolution recognizing [...]

By Hank Ballard and The Midnighters 1954
Annie had a baby, cant work no more
NO, no, no, no, no, no, no
Annie had a baby, cant work no more
Every time she start to working
She has to stop to walk the baby cross the floor
She had to walk with the baby
Instead of me
talk to the baby
Instead of [...]

I know this is a stretch for the Rock Coroner, but it

has
been recorded by several rock artists.
Jimmy Boyd, ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa’ singer, dies
March 10, 2009, 4:18 PM EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit “I Saw [...]