Jason Mraz Jason Mraz released his new album, “Love is a Four-letter Word” to a very receptive audience. If not for Lionel Richie’s “Tuskegee” Mraz would easily have the number one album in its debut week with 102,000 units sold. Jason Mraz is definitely not a newcomer to the music industry. In fact, he hasRead More
Month: April 2012
What would American Bandstand look like today?
Dick Clark This week has been a whirlwind of quotes from many in the musical industry as everyone reflected on the life and career of Dick Clark, who died April 18, 2012. The internet is proliferated with entertainers saying how they were helped by an appearance on American Bandstand, Clark’s dance and music show thatRead More
A Natural Songwriter
Carole King Last week as I watched the CBS Morning Show, Singer/Songwriter Carole King was interviewed by Gail King and Charlie Rose. Ms. King, who turned seventy years old two months ago, has written a book appropriately entitled, “A Natural Woman.” In the year 2000, Joel Whitburn, a Billboard Magazine pop music researcher, named herRead More
Strength Despite Tragedy
Jennifer Hudson Jealousy is a quality that is very prevalent throughout music. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember and even longer according to older musicians. Sometimes we tend to be jealous of the success of others, especially those to whom we share common origins. We should actually feel closer toRead More
Is She Really That Good?
Taylor Swift How do you measure musical greatness? Can you count the number of awards and accolades received? Perhaps the viewpoint of other musicians is a measuring stick of musical prominence, or not. Maybe it is the amount of adoring fans that flock to buy music? Hmmm! Well there are several artists’ today who sellRead More