The past two weeks I have spent time listening to a lot of music. That’s not different from other two-week periods, but this time I listened to new artists. That also is not something new since I have featured many young artists throughout my eight years of writing for Weekly Music Commentary. However, this timeRead More
Many country music fans of music from the late 1980’s through the 1990’s possibly remember our featured artists this week, the band Shenandoah. The group is from Muscle Shoals, Alabama and truly epitomize American country music. Lead guitarist Jim Seales and drummer Mike McGuire formed Shenandoah in 1984 as a house band in Muscle Shoals, withRead More
We all sometimes look ahead much more than behind us. That’s a good thing. Well, it should be a good thing because we can’t control the events of the past, only the current decisions that will affect out future. However, sometimes we look back to see how far we have advanced, and if we areRead More
There is something very special about a band of musicians. A group of people who are able to get together and bring different musical ideas, and then make it work. I always believed that it takes certain types of personalities, collectively finding a way to exist and create, to build successful synergy. Our featured artistsRead More
A few years ago there was an episode of the animated sitcom The Family Guy, where protagonist Peter Griffin and his friends were sitting together discussing a Barry Manilow concert soon coming to their town. One by one each explained how they hated Barry Manilow music and fans. However, one of the friends admitted thatRead More
Over thirty-five years ago I moved from Chicago to Miami. Even though at the time I had finished high school and would start college two months after the move, I still had to do more growing musically and emotionally. From that point till seven years later, I had experienced a mountain of important life eventsRead More
We all have our favorite musical artists. Even though I contribute to this blog weekly, there are still artists I favor more than others. It’s just human nature. However, when you sit down and really give it thought, there are interesting reasons why one may be drawn to one musician over another. It goes beyondRead More
