Rock School

"Bands that have a main singer or two main singers will now and again let another person in the band step up and sing. This is a fun party question to ask people for examples. We have a long list for you."

"I was taught from early in my career to not bring sorrows in my personal life to the show. Do not bring the audience down. I have always followed rule that until now. My father died in December and my mother died in May. This show is about and for them."

"Alex Van Halen has sold his entire music collection in a single auction. He has become a recluse since the death of his brother Eddie. There are other musicians who have done much the same. We have a list and a discussion of why."

"I went down a rabbit hole reading about neckties and rock. Not only neckties but clothing itself has broken people into groups of fans. We will talk about it."

"While researching another topic the AI of the search engine was offering answers so I started asking it questions. I asked three different AI engines what was the first song in every genre. They did not come up with the same songs."

"Busking is putting on a street performance. One who does a street performance is a Busker. It is more involved, profitable and dangerous than you might think."

"The American Music Fairness Act sound great but it is a money grab to pay musicians more money because the streaming services will not. The problem is that the money will come from taxing radio. We will tell the story."

"When a cover is done there is a question if the words should change. If the singer is a different gender than the original singer, should the pronouns change? We have a list of examples."

"Around graduation time universities love to give away Honorary Doctorates to people who have achieved a great deal in life. Many are musicians and we have a list."

"There have only been 44 songs that have sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks or more. We have the list. What is most fun is coming across a song you have never heard but it was number one for ten weeks."

"The streaming services are not under the 1st Amendment thus they can silence and artist by taking down their music. Should they? We have examples and some discussion this week."

"You have probably heard musicians say they hear or were given their song in a dream. It has happened so often that we have a long list for you this week."

"Back on March 8 a college student named Riley Strain left the Lukes 32 Bridge bar in Nashville. His body was found approximately two weeks later. However, this is not the only concern at Nashville country bars. We have some stories to tell."

"Michael Jackson's son Blanket is suing his grandmother over her spending the family inheritance on legal fees. It is only one of many families who have sued each other over the money a musician in the family made."

"Now that Beyonce has put out a country album, many are praising her for changing music genres. However artists have been doing it all long. Here is a good long list of musicians and bands who changed genres and succeeded as well."

"Usually we do not get the opportunity to offer updates to stories we cover on the show. Until now. Here are updates to ten of the bigger music stories we have covered in the past."

"Arianna Grande is upset with her fans for deciphering her latest album and then punishing those they feel have harmed the singer. She said she might quite social media. Here is a list of artists that already have quit social media. "

"This week back in 1992 Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day March 31. Has this happened before or since? We have a list for you."

"This week back in 1958 Elvis went to the Memphis Draft Board and signs up for the Army turning down the chance to work for Special Services. From that we decided to talk about musicians you know that have served as well."

"As AI progresses there have been calls for protections largely unheeded. So now come the lawsuits. There is a long list and some seem to have teeth."