Author:Steve Yanko

Several years ago I watched a documentary on musicals. In that documentary they featured a ‘new’ musical called Wicked which was inspired by the classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’. As a fan of the classic movie starring Judy Garland, I thought it would be good to see ‘Wicked’.

U2 are a fantastic band with great songs. I’m stating the obvious aren’t I? How else do you explain the longevity of the band in the very fickle nature of the music business?

One of my earliest memories as a child who loved music was listening to the song ‘Message In A bottle’ by The Police and thinking how good the lyrics were…even though I didn’t understand the meaning of the song at the time.

This morning I awoke to hear the news that James Brown died. As many of my students know, I am huge fan of James Brown’s music. The man was a brilliant band leader and song-writer who invented funk and is often credited with developing disco. He also played a major part in the American Civil …
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