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2/4/22-Skylark’s Donny Gerrard dies

Hear Donny Gerrard on "The Lost 45s." CANADA (CelebrityAccess) – Donny Gerrard, lead singer of the 1970’s band, Skylark has passed away, as confirmed via Gerrard’s niece on social media. A cause of death has not been announced. Gerrard was a well-recognized Canadian singer who was best known as a former member of the band Skylark. Skylark was a band centered around keyboardist David Foster, with Robbie King (organist), Duris […]

todayFebruary 4, 2022

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1/31/22-McCartney on Lennon

Source: music-news.com Sir Paul McCartney chokes up listening to the song he penned about his and John Lennon's "disputes about The Beatles break up". The 79-year-old music legend has revealed he struggles to listen to 'Dear Friend', which was released on the debut album by his band Wings, 'Wild Life', which he formed with his then-wife Linda following the demise of the 'Let it Be' group in 1971. In a […]

todayJanuary 31, 2022

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1/27/22-Sister Janet Mead dies

Source: The Guardian Sister Janet Mead, the South Australian nun who became internationally famous for her rock rendition of The Lord's Prayer, has died aged 84. While best remembered for her meteoric rise to fame in the music world, Sister Janet devoted most of her life to helping the homeless and disadvantaged. She shot into the charts in 1974 with her international hit The Lord's Prayer, putting the Our Father […]

todayJanuary 27, 2022

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1/26/22-Elton John has Covid

Source: CNN Elton John's concerts at American Airlines Center in Dallas have been postponed after the singer tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement from the arena. The venue announced the already long-delayed "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour would not run this Tuesday and Wednesday. "It is with great regret that the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour dates in Dallas set for Tuesday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 26 […]

todayJanuary 26, 2022

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1/25/22-Bob Dylan sells catalogue

  Source: CNN Business Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music. The recording company described the deal for 60 years worth of music as a "landmark agreement" in a statement. The deal was concluded in July last year, but announced Monday. The deal includes "the entirety of Bob Dylan's recorded body of work since 1962," according to Sony Music, beginning with his self-titled debut […]

todayJanuary 25, 2022

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1/25/22-Diana Ross “I’m Coming Out” backstory!

Source: music-news.com Diana Ross's hit song 'I'm Coming Out' was inspired by transvestites. The disco classic - which has gone on to become a gay anthem since its release in 1980 - was inspired by a bar full of transvestites and Diana Ross impersonators, according to Nile Rodgers who co-wrote the song with fellow Chic star Bernard Edwards. He said: "'I'm Coming Out'. I promise you when I came up […]

todayJanuary 25, 2022

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1/21/22-Meat Loaf dies

Hear Meat Loaf on "The Lost 45s."   (CNN) Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life singer whose bombastic rock opera "Bat Out of Hell" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died at age 74. "Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side," the statement said. "Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with […]

todayJanuary 21, 2022

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4/18/22-Aircheck’s podcast series on “The Lost 45s!”

    Listen to the first two parts of my recent guest appearance on the Aircheck podcast now! "Barry also tells us how the "The Lost 45s' show is produced with his thousands of audio clips and train wreck segues. We hear some of his many interviews including Beach Boy Brian Wilson and Cher. Plus how his conversation with Smokey Robinson landed him a call from Aretha Franklin and almost […]

todayJanuary 18, 2022

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