by Jon Kutner | Feb 16, 2025 | Did you know?
In December 2024, a new list revealed the 20 richest musicians in the world. It made interesting reading because many of them became as rich as they did, not only through songwriting and touring, but due to their business ventures and investments, so when you look at...
by Jon Kutner | Feb 9, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week
It was 60 years ago this week that the world said goodbye to the great Nat King Cole. Nat was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in Alabama in 1919 and began his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s when he formed the Nat Cole Trio and his first hit, Sweet Lorraine,...
by Jon Kutner | Feb 9, 2025 | Did you know?
This is according the the RIAA’s album sales data in the USA. No surprises as to who dominates the chart. Rank Title Artist Sales 20 Some Hearts Carrie Underwood 8 million 19 Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus 9 million 18 Greatest Hits John Denver 9 million 17 Greatest...
by Jon Kutner | Feb 2, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week
Bob Nesta Marley was born in Nine Miles, Jamaica and would have been 80 years old this week. As a teenager he worked as a welder alongside another reggae singer, Desmond Dekker. Dekker auditioned for the legendary producer Leslie Kong with one of his own songs, Honour...
