Steve Goddard
May 23, 1970 – Paul McCartney Battles Beatles For Chart Supremecy
Forty three years ago today both Paul McCartney (solo) and The Beatles were at #1 on the album charts. A tie? No, and here’s why. On May 23, 1970 Paul McCartney’s first solo album began [...]
It Happened 21 Years Ago Today
Television history was made on the night of May 22, 1992, with the end of an era that had begun almost 30 years earlier. The blueprint of this event began in 1962, and the effects [...]
Valley Promoter Danny Zelisko Talks About Ray Manzerak
I met Danny Zelisko shortly after I arrived in the valley in 1980 and we’ve been friends ever since. He’s brought every major artist you can think of to the valley since 1974 and I [...]
Top 5 Hits Of The Doors
I never saw The Doors in concert, but I remember the summer of ’67 like it was yesterday. That was the biggest musical overload I ever experienced in my life when within a matter of [...]
Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder – His Top 10 Hits
I don’t use the tern “genius” very often, but when it comes to describing Stevie Wonder, it’s a perfect fit. To have watched and heard his musical development from “Fingertips Pt. 2″ (50 years ago [...]
Ice Wave Comes Ashore in Minnesota
You don’t see this happen everyday. Amateur video captures a wave of ice blanketing backyards and threatening houses in the Mille Lacs Lake area of Minnesota. (May 12)
Happy Birthday Billy Joel – His Five Biggest Hits
William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx on this date in 1949. Though he hasn’t recorded any new material in years, he has toured occasionally, drawing as large a crowd as ever. The quality [...]
Today In Pop Music: May 9 – The Doors Audition For Position As A House Band
Birthdays today include one of my biggest guitar heros, though you probably won’t recognize his name. Born on this day in 1935, Nokie Edwards later went on to become one of the most influential guitarists [...]
The Miracles Visit KOOL – Now It’s Your Turn To See Them In Person
Wednesday afternoon, the KOOL staff was treated to a mini-concert by The Miracles. It came in advance of their benefit show for Breast Cancer Awareness tomorrow night at the Comerica Theatre. With 51 chart singles [...]
Dancing Babies Are Back – Over 30,000,000 Views In Record Time
What’s guaranteed to get hits on the web? Videos of cute animals and cute kids. Three years ago Evian got almost 67 million views with their ‘roller babies’ spot, and as of this afternoon their [...]
