April 8 1961 BBC Radio bans Gene McDaniel’s song “100 Pounds of Clay” because it has a reference to women being created from building materials.  Britain’s censors considers that lyric…

Every Sunday morning I get up, get that first cup of coffee and put on my playlist and just drift into the day. The Sunday Morning Playlist is made up…

1956 It was designed to look like a stack of records.  The Capitol Records Tower opened as “The world’s first circular office building” . Located just north of the Hollywood…

Top Ten Songs To Watch The Solar Eclipse To In honor of the Solar Eclipse being April 8th we decided to dedicate this month’s Top Ten list to songs we…

1978 It takes place during World War II, but Peter Frampton doesn’t have to cut his hair when he guest-stars on NBC-TV’s drama, Black Sheep Squadron. 1991 Another Beatle guests on…

Our Mike Olszewski is going to take a look at some of the controversies that come up about bands “borrowing” from other musicians. This will be a series of stories…

1971  Time to go!  Rolling Stones Leave England as tax-exiles. Mick Jagger told Roy Carter of the NME just before the release of Exile on Main Street, “So after working for…

This Monday April 8th in Northeast Ohio we will be seeing something that only happens on this path every 375 years or one Keith Richards. There is usually a Total…

1964Yeah, that sounds kinda familiar.  A court orders a band called The Trashmen out of Minneapolis to pay royalties to Beechwood Music. That publishing house holds the copyright for The…

Two of the best in the world of blues will be on stage together at The Kent Stage Sunday June 23rd as Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite come to Kent…