Entertainment & Pop Culture

Top 9 Songs of Autumn

By River of Rock • October 21, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture, Rock History

In conjunction with our previous lists which have looked at the Top 9 Rock Songs of Springtime and the Top 9 Rock Songs of Summer, we have moved into the Fall Season with … Read more…

39 Years

By River of Rock • August 16, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Newsletter

39 years ago today, on August 16, 1977, Elvis “left the building” for the final time. The death of the “king of rock n’ roll” came as a shock to most people and … Read more…

#1 “Summertime Blues”

By River of Rock • July 3, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Rock History

“Summertime Blues” is our #1 song of summertime because of its versatility and the way it grew up right alongside the rock genre itself as it was frequently re-interpreted through the years. Originally … Read more…

#2 “Summer In the City”

By River of Rock • June 30, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

Released on the 4th of July in 1966, “Summer In the City” is a summer anthem by The Lovin’ Spoonful. This soul-inspired, electric piano driven groove was a slight departure for the predominantly … Read more…

#3 “Saturday in the Park”

By River of Rock • June 25, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

Keyboardist Robert Lamm was inspired to write “Saturday In the Park” after visiting New York’s Central Park during a break from recording Chicago V. Lamm witnessed musicians, singers, dancers, jugglers and other performers, … Read more…

#4 “Boys of Summer”

By River of Rock • June 21, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

While driving on a California freeway, former Eagles’ drummer Don Henley spotted a Grateful Dead bumper sticker on a Cadillac Seville and was inspired to include this dichotomic image in a new song. … Read more…

#5 “Sunny Afternoon”

By River of Rock • June 17, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

Musically, “Sunny Afternoon” is a song which bridges the gap between The Kinks early, mid-sixties garage-rock style and the music-hall-influenced numbers on their concept albums of the late 1960s and early 1970s. While … Read more…

#6 “Ice Cream Man”

By River of Rock • June 13, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

The number six song on our Top 9 Summertime countdown extends across the spectrum from the innocent to the seedy. “Ice Cream” man was written and released in the early 1950s by Chicago … Read more…

#7 “In the Summertime”

By River of Rock • June 9, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Pop Music

Our number seven “summertime” song is the first and best known single by the British group Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime” is a laid back stomp about the most base instincts and pursuits. … Read more…

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