“You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips.”—“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”, written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, produced by Phil Spector, recorded by The Righteous Brothers Bill Medley’s deep, dark rendition of this line made it clear from the get-go that this would not be one of the standard-issue lightweight...
Hello friends! The other day I called my friend (and fellow FOG! writer) Jay Williams to tell him that a big percentage of Rolling Stone readers thought that KISS should have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this time around. But alas, they were dissed again, for the 10th time (even though this is the first nomination, they’ve been eligible for 10 years). The people who did make...
Okay, this is yet another self-indulgent childhood story, but I hope you'll stick with me even though I've told a version of it before. Trust me -- there's a couple of audio kickers at the end that will make it worth your while. So, as I've mentioned on a previous occasion or two, I was one of the gazillion kids back in the mid-Sixties who took a gawk at The Beatles on TV and thought, hey, that looks...
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Genesis are to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 15th of next year in New York. The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by more than 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released. I for one would love to see Peter...
ABBA, others in rock hall The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is opening its arms to welcome in ABBA, Genesis, the Hollies, the Stooges and Jimmy Cliff, but has given the KISS-off, for this year at least, to hard rock’s most celebrated tongue-wagging, makeup-loving band. The Cleveland-based rock hall announced the 2010 inductees Tuesday. Its 25th [...]
How does one define "Rock and Roll"? If ABBA is being inducted into its Hall of Fame, then I'm operating under a different definition. From the New York Times : Abba, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Hollies and the Stooges will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, the Hall of Fame Foundation has announced. But the biggest news might be who did not make the cut. Kiss, nominated...
The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced : Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort...
a 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced: Today, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, a Hollies & a Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of a Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen & songwriters [...]
All hail the Stooges! From Billboard: T he Stooges , Genesis , ABBA , the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the shrine's 25th annual ceremony on March 15 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. They'll be joined by David Geffen and a cadre of songwriters -- Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman...
Turn it on again you dancing queens. Genesis, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges are the musical acts that are going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. Joining them are music industry executive David Geffen, the songwriting teams of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, and individual songwriters Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell. For
The Stooges, Genesis, ABBA, the Hollies, and Jimmy Cliff will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in mid-March. The Stooges, who were previously nominated seven times before making the cut, will likely play at the induction ceremony with Raw Power-era guitarist James Williamson. Also slated for induction are David Geffen and [...]
Ron Asheton of The Stooges at The Virgin Mobile Festival (08/10/08) Photo: Tim Griffin (more) “We are very happy to present this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as they represent a great cross-section of artists that define the broad spectrum and history of rock and roll and people that have contributed immeasurably [...]
“Somewhere Out There” is a song written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. [1] “Somewhere Out There” (often mistakenly called “Falling Back to Me” and “Gravity”) is a 2002 single by Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace from the album Gravity. [2] The song was sung by Phillip Glasser (for the character of the brother [...]
“Somewhere Out There” is a song written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. [1] “Somewhere Out There” (often mistakenly called “Falling Back to Me” and “Gravity”) is a 2002 single by Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace from the album Gravity. [2] The song was sung by Phillip Glasser (for the character of the brother [...]