Crooner Culture

Sending out the link love to all the b5media Music Channels today, as this will be the last Sunday Link Love post on Crooner Culture. As business is business, the music channel is losing over a dozen blogs this month, and Crooner Culture is one of them. The traffic just isn’t there, so it’s to be presumed (and I can’t disagree) that the interest isn’t there.
I’m a huge fan of this music. I have been for many years, and have always known that at 31 years of age, there weren’t too many people around me who agree with me. …read more

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Finally, a John Lennon biopic is on it’s way. Oh, and Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” is the most played song in the UK. My godson sang it at his 5th grade graduation and I bawled my eyes out.
Steven Tyler’s mom has passed away at 84.
Well doesn’t that just suck?
Are you Anti-DRM? Soundoff here.
Guns ‘N Roses rumors… Gotta love it!

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I wish there were more of you now than there was then… but the truth is that I think us crooner lovers are too rare a breed…
Welcome to the latest addition to the b5media network’s Music Channel – Crooner Culture!
This blog is for lovers of crooners as well as the culture surrounding crooners over the years. This is more than just “The Rat Pack” – it’s Bobby Darin to Michael Buble, Paul Anka to Harry Connick, Jr. and Vic Damone to Bing Crosby.
However let’s not forget the ladies of crooning either – Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to …read more

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If you have hyper or overactive children, and you’re into yoga or meditation, you might want to check out Nina Patel’s new CD “Mantras for My Children and Yours” (New Age Vibe)
Most people know that Stevie Ray Vaughan named his 1965 Fender Stratocaster after his wife, Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan, but where did he get it and where is it now? The Rock Dose knows… and tells!
There’s some Jerry Springer-esque craziness going on that involves Madonna, A-Rod, and Lenny Kravitz. Oh boy… (Pop Music Scene)
What it would be like to be Miss Alicia Keys, who’s apparently planning to retire at 30 …read more

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Ear Sucker tells us how Bret Michaels didn’t find true love on Rock of Love II.
Hippie Sounds suggests you all “rev up the hippie bus again” at the end of July and head the the Grateful Garcia Gathering to celebrate Jerry’s birthday.
The Chicago Blues festival is coming up in June. I really wish I lived in Chicago sometimes! Thanks to Jazz and Blues Lounge for this wonderful reminder.
Bill Cosby’s releasing a WHAT?!? – from Rumors in Music
The Rock Relic says that you’re not a real Beatles fan unless you own this.

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