Rediscovered Artists

Some bands sneak into your life quietly — you know the songs, you’ve heard them on the radio, but you don’t really hearthem until something clicks. For me, that band was Chicago. I’d heard their hits for years — songs like Saturday in the Park, If You Leave Me Now, and 25 or 6 to 4 — but I didn’t truly […]

In my teens and twenties, I leaned heavily toward R&B, soul, and funk — or whatever we called that smooth blend of groove and feeling back in the 1970s and ’80s. While some friends were diving into hard rock or disco, I was drawn to tight harmonies, big horn sections, and songs that made you

Some bands don’t just make music — they mark moments in time. For me, Fleetwood Mac became one of those bands, even though I didn’t realize it at first. My connection to them began back in high school and has quietly followed me through life, only to resurface years later in full color. A Concert I Didn’t

One of my favorite groups during my college days was the band Journey. Their songs always seemed to fit the moment — powerful enough to lift your spirits, emotional enough to hit you right in the heart. Recently, I found myself rediscovering their music again. It started when I watched the VH1 “Behind The Music: Director’s Cut” documentary

I’ve always known of Linda Ronstadt — but for most of my life, I never really listened to her.Her songs were part of the background soundtrack of the ’70s and ’80s. They played on the radio, popped up in movie themes, and echoed out of record stores when you walked by.I remember hearing the songs — the voice, really