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Sometimes, there is no substitute for a strong ‘D’! ABOUT DR. RHINO A young Dr. Rhino first encountered the magic of song whilst being born in the front seat of a Lincoln Continental. As the attending physician recalls, the tune...

62 years ago today, Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” hit its peak on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart, which provides us with an opportunity to tell its Single Story. The reason “I Got a Woman” is considered such a classic...

30 years ago today, The Isley Brothers released their 24th album, but it was one tinged with a certain degree of sadness, as it was the first LP released by Ronald and Rudolph Isley after the death of their older...

18 years ago today, Cher performed an unbelievable feat: she became the oldest female artist ever to top the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, there are quite a few unbelievable things about “Believe,” not least of which is the fact...

11 years ago today, the Sex Pistols were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not that they were there to have the honored bestowed upon them, mind you, but it’s the day it happened nonetheless. Given that...

Pet Shop Boys recently took home the NME Award for “Godlike Geniuses,” and who are we to argue with the venerable U.K. music magazine? Dance-pop duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe had been minting hits for nearly 15 years when...

25 years ago today, Prince received the Soul Train Heritage Award for Career Achievement, which is particularly impressive when you consider just how much more he had yet to achieve in his career at the time he received it. For...

If you’ll allow us to spin you back down the years, then we’ll tell you the tale of Jethro Tull’s THICK AS A BRICK, which was released in the U.S. 45 years ago today. Following the success of 1971’s AQUALUNG...

40 years ago today, Charles Mingus began recording his classic album THREE OR FOUR SHADES OF BLUES. Recorded initially at Atlantic Studios in New York City and then later at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, THREE OR FOUR SHADES...