Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley (April 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founder of the legendary rock band KISS. Revered for his fiery solos, futuristic persona, and trailblazing guitar innovations, Frehley helped define the sound and spectacle of 1970s rock and
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I was watching a music quiz show the other day, one of the question was “Can you name the real name of this artist?” For this post I am going to turn it around. I am going to mention the real name, and a music clip, and you can figure out what the artist name
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The day I die .There is no tunnel of light, no judgment. Just the thud of my soul dropping into a smoky backstage lounge that reeked of leather, stale whiskey, and guitar strings. A man in mirrored sunglasses and bat wings turned around and grinned.“Welcome to the Afterlife, mate,” said Ozzy Osbourne. Beside him, two
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I know Bon Jovi has become more of a Country and Western band recently, but when they started off, or rather when he started off, it was a proper Hard Rock band. “Runaway” is the debut single by Bon Jovi. It was originally recorded in 1981 for the so-called “Power Station Demos” at the beginning
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On this day, 30 years ago, June 27, 1994, Geffen Records and Aerosmith made history when “Head First” became the first major-label song made available for exclusive digital download. An unused cut from the Get a Grip session, it was part of a week-long promotion by CompuServe during which fans could download Aerosmith music from
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When you think of the first Rock N Roll stars, you think of the names of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and Chuck Berry. Yet none of these rock giants could claim that they recorded the first Rock N Roll hit. That honor actually goes to Ike Turner. “Rocket 88” was first recorded in
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I hang my head in shame. For decades I have been boasting about my knowledge of all things music, and especially rock music,when suddenly it hits me like a wet fish in the face, I KNOW NOTHING. Well that might be too harsh but the fact is I had never heard of one of the
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