. . . “Islands in the Stream” is a song written by the Bee Gees and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers’s fifteenth studio album Eyes That See in the Dark. The Bee Gees released a live version in 1998 and a studio version in 2001. […]

. . “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” is best known as a hit for the Monkees. Released in November 1966, the song became the first Monkees B-side to chart, reaching #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Musicians featured on the recording are Micky Dolenz (lead vocal), Tommy Boyce (backing vocal), Wayne Erwin and Gerry McGee (rhythm guitar), Louis Shelton (lead guitar), Bobby Hart (Vox Continental organ), Larry […]

. . “Dancing in the Street” is a 1964 hit song by Martha & The Vandellas, released on Motown’s Gordy label. Co-written by Marvin Gaye, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is celebrated as an iconic Motown anthem for summer and social unity, often mistaken as a protest song.

. . . “Nice to Be with You” is a 1972 song, from the album of the same name, by Gallery. On Dick Clark‘s American Bandstand of February 26, 1972, “Nice to Be with You” – which had just debuted on that day on the Hot 100 – received a “lousy” average of 57.5, on a scale from 35 to […]

. . “I’m into Something Good” is a song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and made famous by Herman’s Hermits. The song was originally recorded by Cookies member Earl-Jean on Colpix Records in 1964.

. . . “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” is a rock song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by the English band the Liverpool Five in early 1966 but remained unreleased before summer of that same year. In the meantime, the American band Paul Revere & the Raiders recorded the song which appeared on their album Midnight Ride, […]

. . “Carry On Wayward Son” is a song by American rock band Kansas, released on their 1976 studio album, Leftoverture. Written by guitarist Kerry Livgren, the song became the band’s first top 40 hit, reaching No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977. The song has since remained a classic rock radio staple and a signature song for the band. While […]

.  Virginia officials confirm that Blue Ridge Benny has officially begun his court-ordered community service after what experts are calling “a highly emotional weather betrayal.” For a brief, dangerous 72 hours, Virginians were led to believe spring had arrived. The sun showed up. Windows came down. Porches filled up. Hope… returned. Then Virginia did what […]

. . . “Fire” is a 1968 song written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker.  Performed by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band’s debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single became a transatlantic hit, reaching number one in the UK […]

. . “Wildfire” is a song written by Michael Murphey and Larry Cansler. It was originally recorded by Murphey, who had yet to add his middle name to his recorded work, and appears on his gold-plus 1975 album Blue Sky – Night Thunder. Released in February 1975 as the album’s lead single, “Wildfire” became Murphey’s highest-charting pop hit in the United […]