tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268174782022-02-05T17:00:35.872-05:00VVN MusicLooking Back at the Music of the Last 66 YearsVVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comBlogger25516110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-11104255447957833992022-02-04T12:00:00.000-05:002022-02-04T12:03:52.156-05:00Music Passings 2022Donny Gerrard of SkylarkFebruary 4Donny Gerrard, Lead singer of Skylark ("Wildflower") (75)February 3Willie Leacox, Drummer for America (74)Daniel Horter of the Yellow PagesXtassy (born Juan Abreau) of the Dominican production duo (A&X)February 2Joe Diorio, Jazz guitarist (85)February 1Jon Zazula, Co-founder of Megaforce Records (69)Glenn Wheatley of the Australian band The Masters Apprentices - VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-48010471538161340802022-02-01T17:00:00.000-05:002022-02-01T17:36:17.310-05:00Veteran Artists on This Week's Charts in the U.S.Meat Loaf Returns Two Albums to the ChartsThe following are the top albums and singles in the U.S. by veteran artists who have been recording for twenty years or more. Chart Date: February 5, 2022Top Albums by Veteran ArtistsBat Out of Hell - Meat LoafRumours - Fleetwood MacGreatest Hits - QueenDiamonds - Elton JohnGreatest Hits - 2PacNevermind - NirvanaLegend - Bob Marley & the WailersThe VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-26617483181193208112022-01-30T11:00:00.000-05:002022-01-30T21:53:08.406-05:00Veteran Artists on This Week's Charts in the U.K. Meat Loaf Dominates On U.K. ChartsThe following are the top albums and singles in the U.K.by veteran artists who have been recording for twenty years or more. Chart Date: February 3, 2022Top Albums by Veteran ArtistsBat Out of Hell - Meat LoafHits Out of Hell - Meat Loaf50 Years: Don't Stop - Fleetwood MacCurtain Call: The Hits - EminemDiamonds - Elton JohnGreatest Hits - QueenBat Out of Hell 2:VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-7504089205541543002021-12-31T15:00:00.005-05:002022-01-21T17:17:22.469-05:00Music Passings 2021Charlie Watts (1941 to 2021)December 30Denis O'Dell, producer of films A Hard Day's Night & Magical Mystery Tour (b. 1923)December 28Ted Gardner, Manager, Co-founder of LollapaloozaMikey Chung - Jamaican musician - Myeloma (b. 1950)December 25Janice Long (born Janice Chegwin) - BBC DJ - Pneumonia (b. 1955)December 24J.D Crowe - Bluegrass banjoist - Pneumonia (b. 1937)December 22Robin Le Mesurier VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-65781251818305304892021-08-01T12:44:00.007-04:002021-08-01T12:44:55.527-04:00Review: Chicago @ Artpark, Lewiston, NYChicago in Concert (7/31/21)I saw Chicago four times between 1970 (when they were still the Chicago Transit Authority) and 1976 and, while they were a great band, nobody was going to claim that they were tight or precision instrumentalists. That can be heard plainly on the live album Chicago IV where the occasional misstep is chronicled for all to hear. Last night, at Artpark in Lewiston, NY, VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-48487964711672627622021-07-11T08:30:00.000-04:002021-07-11T12:11:26.684-04:00Archive Interview: Mel Carter (2012)Mel Carter's LatestMel Carter has had a terrific career in music from his days in gospel to his discovery by Quincy Jones, his working with Sam Cooke and his many hits like When a Boy Falls in Love, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings and Band of Gold.
Carter has recently released a new album called The Other Standards where he covers some "off the beaten path" songs VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-33982567991768037412021-07-10T13:04:00.000-04:002021-07-11T12:10:43.150-04:00Archive Interview: Tommy Roe (2012)Tommy Roe TodayWe are republishing all of our interviews, over the years, with some of great artists of the rock era. Some were originally published on this page while others will be transcripts from our podcast.
Throughout the 60's and early 70's, Tommy Roe lit up the radio with some of the most infectious songs of the time. Starting with his Buddy Holly tribute, Sheila, in 1962, Roe had a VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-18753472280232142542021-07-09T17:47:00.000-04:002021-07-11T12:09:22.956-04:00Archive Interview: Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (2012)Freddy's AutobiographyWe are embarking on a project to republish all of our interviews, over the years, with some of great artists of the rock era. Some were originally published on this page while others will be transcripts from our podcast.
Freddy Cannon lit up the charts in the 50's and 60's with hits like Tallahassee Lassie, Palisades Park and Way Down Yonder in New Orleans. Recently, he VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-19586116346313679282021-06-21T15:53:00.000-04:002021-06-21T17:09:48.420-04:00Archive Interview: Nils Lofgren (2011)
Nils Lofgren has had one of the most diversified careers of the rock era. Over his 43 years in the business, he has played with the likes of Neil Young on his album After the Gold Rush and as a member of Crazy Horse, Ringo Starr as a two-time member of the All-Starr Band and, for the last 27 years, as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. On top of that, he has worked on numerous other VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-76362206601018246912021-06-21T15:41:00.000-04:002021-06-21T17:09:12.132-04:00Archive Interview: Lee Loughnane of Chicago (2011)Lee Loughnane is one of the founding members of Chicago, who came together in 1967 and have gone on to become the second most successful American band of all-time after the Beach Boys. Of the seven original members, four remain with the group, including Loughnane who not only has been the band's trumpet player, but also one of its songwriters (Call on Me, No Tell Lover), singers and a key member VVN Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453966095049636747noreply@blogger.com