I grew up in a home filled with all kinds of popular music. My family favored Broadway show tunes, swing bands, opera, and anything written by Cole Porter or sung by Ray Noble. This musical arena would have to suffice until 1953 . . .
He was “Mr. Personality” — a songwriter, singer, arranger, businessman, record label owner, club owner, and fight promoter.
The Beatles are the only group and artist to ever have the top five records on Billboard’s Top 100. What you might not know . . .
I’m not necessarily a fan of Hair, the American tribal-love-rock musical that debuted in October of 1967, ironically at the end of the Summer of Love.