Who Wrote Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye? Music Business Music History Music in Sports Number 1 Songs One Hit Wonders by da jack hayford - January 25, 2022April 24, 20230 It's that time of year when a lot of playoffs are happening in sports. From now til the start of next season fans will be dramatically saying goodbye to the losing side. Probably the only thing this 1969 #1 hit song has in common with the sports world is the cover of the
Goodbye (Again) Tom T. Hall “That’s How I Got to Memphis” Music Legends Music News by da jack hayford - January 22, 2022March 22, 20230 https://youtu.be/tEqifPyACG4 Tom T. Hall was a songwriter's songwriter. That statement has been made many times over the course of Tom T. Hall's long, productive and successful career as a country songwriter. Those words rang so true after his death at the age of 85 on August 20th, 2001, as fellow songwriters sang his
Ralph Emery, Champion of Country Music, Dies Music Business Music History Music Legends Music News by da jack hayford - January 20, 2022January 20, 20220 In the 2000s, country music has already lost a spate of iconic voices: Charlie Pride, Charlie Daniels, John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Tom T. Hall...to name just a handful. On Saturday, January 15th, Nashvilians and country music fans everywhere lost the sound of yet another easily recognizable vocalist, that of legendary DJ
Iconic Singer Ronnie Spector Dies at 78 Music History Music News Uncategorized by da jack hayford - January 18, 2022April 25, 20230 Iconic 60s singer, leader of the hit-making girl group The Ronettes, and ex-wife of infamous record producer Phil Spector, passed away on January 12, 2022. She was 78 years old. Family Statement on the Passing of Ronnie Spector: Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle
Coachella is for Every One! Music Business Music Events Music for a Cause Music History by da jack hayford - January 13, 2022March 27, 20230 NEXT COACHELLA MUSIC and ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 14 – APRIL 23, 2023 Over the past 20 plus years, Coachella has become one of the biggest and most popular music events in the world. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an award-winning annual event held in the desert at the Empire
When is Record Store Day? Music Business Music Events by da jack hayford - January 12, 2022January 13, 20220 Plaque Photo By Rjonescartwright Record Store Day 2022 is April 23rd. The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over
Music Sales 2021 Year End Report Music Business Music News by da jack hayford - January 11, 2022January 13, 20220 Streaming Music Continues to Dominate - Vinyl Sales Soar The tallies are in for music sales and digital streaming stats for 2021 and there are some surprises in the reports. Not surprisingly, according to the music industry data-collecting firm MRC, "Audio on-demand streaming reached a new single-year high of 988.1 billion streams
Woodstock Organizer and Co-Founder Dies Music Business Music Events Music History by da jack hayford - January 9, 2022January 17, 20220 Multiple media sources, including Pitchfork, have reported that Michael Lang, one of the founders of the iconic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, has died at the age of 77. Representative Maureen O’Connor reported to media outlets that Lang died in New York City of complications due to lymphoma. Lang helped organize the original
What Happened to Sinead O’Connor’s Son? Music Business Music News by da jack hayford - January 8, 2022July 27, 20230 This is such a devastating story and leaves us with so many many questions. Sad questions with sad answers. Prayers for Sinead O'Connor and her family. According to The Guardian early on the morning of January 8th, 2002: Sinéad O’Connor’s 17-year-old son has died, two days after he was reported missing. The musician
What are The GRAMMY Awards?—No Phonys Please Music Awards Music Business Music Events Music History by da jack hayford - January 6, 2022April 6, 20230 2022 GRAMMY Awards Postponed for the Second Year in a Row The following is a Joint Statement from the Recording Academy and CBS: “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the
Who Wrote the Music to Psycho? Music and Movies Music History by da jack hayford - January 4, 2022April 24, 20230 Initially director/auteur Alfred Hitchcock didn't want any music to accompany what has become one of the most famous scenes in the history of motion pictures: The "Shower Scene" in his 1960 suspense-thriller Psycho. The film was revolutionary in a number of ways, not the least of which was killing off a major
