In 1994, then-President Bill Clinton proclaimed September as Classical Music Month. Besides the “Yay! Classical Music!” aspect, this is notable for a couple of reasons. Namely: 1. Two years previous, then-candidate Bill Clinton appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show playing tenor saxophone, honking happily away on “Heartbreak Hotel.” This is credited in some political circles... Continue Reading →
Women in Rock Deserve More Than 1 Day
Jan. 3 has been declared – by who we don’t know – Women Rock! Day, because on that day in 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – nice, I guess, but hardly a highlight of her career. We’d suggest changing the date to June 3,... Continue Reading →