70s music
The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.
The night I met my friend Willy Chirino
I had the honor of finally meeting my friend Willy Chirino on December 16, 2022. My cousin bought me a front row ticket for his concert at NJPAC performing arts center in Newark, New Jersey. That night Willy was performing with another popular singer Leoni Torres. Willy and Leoni did a duet remake of Willy’s song “pa’mi Viejo”. I never heard Leoni Torres songs before and I was treated to his music which was really good. Leoni is a talented singer and performer. He opened for Willy.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in Beat
Resonating Influences
It's road trip time—this time down memory lane. Join me on a musical journey deeply intertwined with the men who have shaped it. In this multi-part series, I explore how key male figures in my life have crafted the soundtrack of my existence. From my father's cherished classics to the rock anthems my brothers and boyfriends introduced and even the musical influences of my son, each man has added a unique note to my personal symphony.
Xine SegalasPublished 3 months ago in Beat
Singing and Dancing Through the Week Wednesday
This is a short series of songs written for each day of the week. I began with songs about Monday and progressing through the week we are now up to songs with Wednesday in the title and will add the links to each one below as I progress.
Rasma RaistersPublished 3 months ago in BeatSongs That Chronicle My Life
I have a pretty good memory, I'm told. I can remember things as early as age 3, while some people I know barely remember high school. One of my wife's friends has no memories at all before age 8. Key to my memories is music, which seems to have always been part of my life.
A Few Traditional Folk Songs From The British And Irish Isles And Beyond
Introduction These are a series of traditional folk ballads inspired by comments from members of The Ballad Tree: Traditional Folk Ballads. The group is linked below and contains a lot of great music and articles and is well worth your time to discover more about traditional folk music.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in Beat- Top Story - January 2024
Music That Rocked Me Into Womanhood
Time doesn’t stand still for any man — or should I say woman? When I look back on my life and the journey I took from happy-go-lucky teenager to full-blown womanhood, I feel that there was no gradual emergence from my cocoon. No, I feel I was catapulted into a life of such depth, such responsibility and such chaos, that without the music that lived and breathed within my soul, I would have sunk into the depths and drowned.
Colleen MillsteedPublished 3 months ago in Beat 
Favorite. Live albums, part three: albums by Willy Chirino, and Erykah Badu
Willy Chirino celebrated his 35th anniversary in the music business with this live album the 35th anniversary live from Miami. It also was accompanied by a DVD of the concert. This was around the time. Willie won his Grammy for Son del Alma and 2008 2009 I wanna say like 2007 to 2008.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in Beat
A Seventh Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs
Introduction This is the seventh installment in this series taking it up to seventy songs for you to enjoy. I am trying not to repeat artists but the more I share the more difficult that is to do.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in Beat
Favorite Live albums part 2:Boy George and Culture Club
In 1997,Boy George and Culture Club partnered with music television network VH1 to do a reunion tour which was a smashing success all around. At the time VH1 had a concert series called “Storytellers” where bands would perform in an intimate setting for a small group of fans and do what else tell the stories of their careers, how certain songs had come to be, and naturally sing the songs as well. Culture Club did a “Storytellers” and it was great and out of that special came what would be their first live album to my knowledge. I got recorded on a video tape and watched it over and over and over again.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in Beat
Strolling Down Lovers Lane 1970s
Love is a wondrous thing. There are many songs written about true love, wishing for love, unrequited love, and even heartbreak when breaking up. I want to take you through the years along Lovers Lane with popular love songs from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Rasma RaistersPublished 4 months ago in Beat
Rate-O-Rama: Bohemian Rhapsody
Welcome to Rate-O-Rama If you wish to receive a notice when the next Rate-O-Rama post is published please mention that you would like a notification in the comments section.
Rick Henry ChristopherPublished 4 months ago in Beat
Are These Folk Songs?
Introduction While researching songs for articles that I share in UK & Irish Folk Music 60s-80s I started thinking of songs by non-folk artists that could be considered folk songs. Folk music often documents the zeitgeist, as well as telling stories and including love songs and lost love songs, all of which are seen across all genres of music.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 4 months ago in Beat
