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Little Pink Houses For You and Me

March 10, 2010
By Holley

John Cougar Mellencamp makes it hard not to smile at these songs and videos. This musician with small town roots has sold over 40 million albums worldwide, has had 22 Top 40 hits in the United States, and 7 number-one hits.
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Boccherini and the Ladykillers

March 9, 2010
By Ulla Hennig

Maybe you remember the British film "The Ladykillers" where 5 men rent rooms at a certain Mrs Wilberforce in order to prepare a robbery at the railway station. Of course they don't tell Mrs Wilberforce that they are robbers - the leader of the...
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The Short Cup ~ The Top 5 Billboard Blues Albums

March 8, 2010
By Alex
The Short Cup ~ The Top 5 Billboard Blues Albums

Last week was a crunch week for me, so I left lens building on the back burner and decided to pour a lukewarm cup o' mud this week. This week, I'm giving you a vision. An eyeful of the Blues horizon. Well, at least as...
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Sounds Of Joy ~ Once More With Feeling

March 7, 2010
By mysticmama
Sounds Of Joy ~ Once More With Feeling

People who know me, already know that I'm crazy about musicals...What you may not know, is that I'm also a huge Joss Whedon fan...and Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanatic! So, when Whedon wrote & scored a musical episode for season six, I was thrilled. To...
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And The Winner is…

March 7, 2010
By mysticmama
And The Winner is…

Last Sunday, we presented Squidoo Music's first ever music trivia contest in honor of our spectacular British Invasion week. I'm happy to say that the contest was a great success with lots of participation from our readers. It was a tough question & took a while...
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Academy Of Country Music Awards Nominees

March 6, 2010
By MiMi
Academy Of Country Music Awards Nominees

April 18, 2010 is going to be the biggest night of the year for the country music business and its fans. It's the Academy of Country Music Awards! Entertainer Of The Year nominees are: Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Keith Urban Zac Brown Band What a fantastic...
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Marvin Gaye: The Duets

March 5, 2010
By Richard

A large part of Marvin Gaye's long, yet tragic, musical career was his connection with his female audience, and this led him to be paired with a number of Motown's most prominent girl singers. In 1964, he joined forces with the more well known Mary...
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Pink Gets The Friday Dance Party Started

March 5, 2010
By Amanda Sage
Pink Gets The Friday Dance Party Started

Pink (that's P!nk to you) is my personal pop music superhero. She looks more like a cartoon character than a person, like she walked right out of She-Ra: Princess of Power and forgot to bring her shiny unitard and cape. So strong are Pink's magic...
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Nancy Wilson of Heart

March 4, 2010
By cleanerlife

In celebration of Nancy Wilson's upcoming birthday (March 16th), we're taking this chance to look at Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. Heart has been a major Rock band since the mid-70s and, in fact, is listed as #57 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists...
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Second Cup O’ Mud: The Blues Belong in Juke Joints

March 3, 2010
By Alex
Second Cup O’ Mud: The Blues Belong in Juke Joints

Blues belongs in Juke Joints. Honestly, there is no better place to experience the talent and raw energy of a Blues artist that can wield the notes like well honed razors. I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn live two times. The First was at a legendary...
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Welcome to the Jungle, We’ve Got Fun and Games

March 3, 2010
By Holley
Welcome to the Jungle, We’ve Got Fun and Games

The first time I heard Guns N’ Roses I was hooked. Welcome to the Jungle was one of those songs that stuck in my head for days. I had just gotten back from a trip to New York City not long before and I...
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Vladimir Horowitz plays Mozart

March 2, 2010
By Ulla Hennig

Vladimir Horowitz was one of the most famous piano players. He was born in 1903 and died in 1989. He was a Russian composer and classical pianist. He left Russia in 1925 and played in Berlin, Paris, London und New York. His first records were...
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The Ice Man

March 1, 2010
By Alex
The Ice Man

Albert Collins confronts Elisabeth Shue after she and the three kids she is babysitting crash one of his shows, "Ain't nobody gets outta here 'til they sing the Blues." I gotta tell ya. The world is a much better place because Albert "Ice Man" Collins...
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Sounds Of Joy ~ British Punk Movement

February 28, 2010
By mysticmama
Sounds Of Joy ~ British Punk Movement

I was 11 years old in 1975, when Englishman Malcolm McLaren returned to London impressed by a new music scene he'd observed happening at New York's famed CBGB nightclub. There he'd witnessed a new sound the Americans were calling Punk Rock. Bands like Iggy Pop...
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Music Triva Contest

February 28, 2010
By mysticmama
Music Triva Contest

Squidoo Music is proud to present it's first ever Music Trivia Contest! In honor of our British Invasion week, the prize will be a wonderful British Invasion DVD Box Set, which includes 4 DVDs and one DVD of bonus features. Herman's Hermits, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces...
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Thomas Fraser

February 27, 2010
By MiMi

With this being British Invasion Week, I can't think of anyone better to talk about today at Country Music Fest than the one some consider to be the most important figure in the history of British country music — Thomas Fraser. Thomas Fraser was discovered...
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Friday Dance Party: Mike Skinner’s Music Mostly Overrated

February 26, 2010
By Amanda Sage
Friday Dance Party: Mike Skinner’s Music Mostly Overrated

I went to see The Streets (aka Mike Skinner, the one-man garage band) a few years ago, when I was dating a guy who was rather proud of himself for his extensive knowledge of alternative British music-- the sort of person who should own...
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The Soul of Dusty Springfield

February 26, 2010
By Richard

Not long before The Beatles took the United States by storm, Britain's best popular female singer of the 1960s (and beyond) was also helping spearhead the British Invasion. Dusty Springfield started her career in a girl group called the Lana Sisters, but by 1960 she...
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Madman Across the Water

February 25, 2010
By cleanerlife

Ask a group of people what their favorite Elton John song is, and you are likely to get dozens of different answers. After all, the British musician is second only to Elvis for the most Top 40 singles according to Billboard Magazine. For the Squidoo...
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Step Inside, Walk This Way

February 24, 2010
By Holley

The ‘80s were filled with rockers. This British band stood high above the rest for me. Def Leppard claimed one of my top three spots. Seeing them in concert in 1987, before Steve Clarks death, and then again in 1992, with replacement Vivian Campbell,...
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The British Blues Explosion

February 23, 2010
By Richard

One of the great explosions of UK rock music was the early 1960s British beat boom that led to the blues based second wave of America's British Invasion. While Liverpool provided the sound of Merseybeat, personified by the likes of The Beatles, Gerry and the...
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All about Beethoven

February 23, 2010
By Ulla Hennig

If you search Squidoo for classical music pages you won't get too many results. There are however some people (including yours truly) who have written quite a few lenses about classical music composers. ilovemusic is one of them, and today I proudly present to you...
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The Impact Of British Blues Covers

February 22, 2010
By Alex
The Impact Of British Blues Covers

During the 1960's there was the British Invasion, The British Boom, and the British Blues Revival. Whatever you may call the movements, the Brits are credited with having a huge influence on popular music at the time. An influence that changed the face of...
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Sounds Of Joy ~ Crikey It’s Fun Downunder

February 21, 2010
By mysticmama
Sounds Of Joy ~ Crikey It’s Fun Downunder

If their music is any indication, then Australian Musicians have some of the best senses of humor in the World. I've been a life long fan of Rolf Harris who has been bringing laughter to music fans around the Globe for decades. One of my all...
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Squidoo Phases Out Clearspring Modules

February 21, 2010
By mysticmama
Squidoo Phases Out Clearspring Modules

There has been a lot of talk around Squidoo & the SquidU forum this week about Squidoo phasing out the Clearspring modules. My e-mail has also been overflowing with lensmaster's who are asking how this will affect them. Squidoo Admin said this about it on...
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British Country Music

February 20, 2010
By MiMi
British Country Music

When I heard that Crabbysbeach was having a British Invasion, I was excited about the prospect of learning what it is my British friends across the pond are celebrating in country music. Country music in Britain seems to be less marketing and a whole lot...
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The British Are On The Horizon

February 20, 2010
By Alex
The British Are On The Horizon

There wasn't a corner of the world that the British didn't have a stake in at one time. But times have been lean as of late for the once mighty colonial powerhouse. Word has it that the Brits are planning to regain the proud reputation...
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I Love Music: The O’Jays

February 19, 2010
By Richard

It was in 1958 that Eddie Levert teamed up with four other vocalists just a few miles south from me in Canton, Ohio to form The Triumphs. They cut a few discs, but low record sales forced the quintet to seek a new label...
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Chicago X: The Success that Almost Wasn’t

February 18, 2010
By cleanerlife

How many albums does it take to get a Grammy Award? Many never make it, but for American rockers Chicago, ten was the magic number. They actually received three Grammys on February 19, 1977, two for the song "If You Leave Me Now" and...
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’80s Rocker – Joan Jett

February 17, 2010
By Holley

With the newly formed band of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts a new album was soon released, the one most people remember, I Love Rock-N-Roll, producing a hit of the same name that sits comfortably at the #28 position of all time biggest hits. Joan...
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