In today's world of social media and the availability of instant news, real or otherwise, it's hard to imagine just how earth-shaking The Beatles' appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" was 55 years ago.
Talk about a third wheel.
Too often we celebrate people after they are gone instead of while they are here when we can tell them how much we appreciate and care about them.
JJ's Bohemia hosts Bob Marley Birthday Bash
LISA DENTON: Barry, I know sometimes I have to drop bread crumbs to help you follow my bursts of logic, but I noticed that the Glenn Miller Orchestra is coming to Cleveland on Friday, and it made me think of Archie Bunker. Surely, you can guess why.
Can you make a living hosting a channel?
The good news for music lovers in the digital age is that just about any song, artist or type of music is just a click away. For the true aficionado, though, listening to somebody like Mississippi Fred McDowell sing "Big Fat Mama," for example, on YouTube misses the mark.
"I'm a drummer at heart and I always will be," says Johnny Smith, whose other gig is serving as president of Songbirds Guitar Museum.
Shortly after longtime friend and former bandmate Keith Sherman died in 2014, Rick Williams determined he needed a break from performing.
I wrote last week of attending the reunion of my high school baseball team, and while we had a blast, I was pretty stunned at how quiet the east side of the riverfront was on a Friday night.
