The Birthday Chatterbox: Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall and John Oates were the epitome of 70s and 80s white soul. Though the duo reached their peak in the 80s, the earlier 70s stuff was best — Fall in Philadelphia, Waterwheel, and the...
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The Birthday Chatterbox: Bob Mould
Bob Mould is a rock legend. From Husker Du to Sugar to his solo work, the guy will go down as one of the all-time greats. I got into Mould’s music a bit backwards. My introduction was his first solo...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)
If any band defined the MTV of the early to mid-80s, it was Duran Duran. Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf were staples of the network. Personally, it was the summer of 1984 — age 10 for those curious —...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Lyle Lovett
I’ve always admired what Lyle Lovett does more than particular songs or albums. Not content to be pigeonholed into one particular genre, Lovett’s music has always focused on songwriting first. So...
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The Birthday Chatterbox: Shuggie Otis
You may not know the name but you certainly know the song. Strawberry Letter 23 is one of the all-time great R&B songs. It’s been covered and sampled several times, yet it all began with Shuggie...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Clarence Clemons
The rock ‘n’ roll world lost an icon last year when E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons passed away following complications from a stroke. The Big Man’s horn played a prominent role in many...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Terence Trent D’Arby aka Sananda Maitreya
Terence Trent D’Arby, now known as Sananda Maitreya, was a polarizing guy. When his first album, Introducing the Hardline, came out in 1987, it rode a wave a publicity in which he declared it was as...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Van Morrison
Today is Van the Man’s 67th birthday. One of the true rock ‘n’ roll visionaries, Morrison has created some of the most lasting music in history. By blending rock, folk, jazz, blues, and his amazing...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: Meat Loaf
Try and resist Bat Out of Hell. You can’t. The 1977 album is a perfect piece of over-the-top bombast, humor, and hooks. And despite the derision that Bat Out of Hell II sometimes receives, it gets...
View ArticleThe Birthday Chatterbox: David Lee Roth
Hard to believe but Diamond Dave is 57 today. The drama of his relationship with the boys in Van Halen is well documented — the guys tend to fall in and out of love with each other every few years or...
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