July 11, 2025 —– Chart #306 Hello Music Friends, This week we’re rolling back to 1964 with a tune that might’ve flown under your Beatles radar if you blinked too long while flipping A Hard Day’s Night over to Side B. It’s called “I’ll Be Back,” and like most Beatles songs, it packs more emotional […]
July 4, 2025 —– Chart #305 Hello Music Friends, Since today’s the Fourth of July, I figured we’d celebrate American independence with a British supergroup that broke up before most folks even figured out who was in it. That’s right—we’re lighting a sparkler in honor of Blind Faith and their haunted highway of a song,
June 27, 2025 —– Chart #304 Hello Music Friends, Today we’re diving into the deep end of the heartbreak pool with a song that opens with a solitary piano note and ends with you checking your pulse to make sure you haven’t flatlined emotionally. This week’s chart: “One” by Three Dog Night—the band with a
June 20, 2025 —– Chart #303 Hello Music Friends, Today’s chart of the week is a certified sock-hop stomper that marched its way from the British Invasion into the front lines of the U.S. Army, via Bill Murray and a band of barely-booted misfits in Stripes. That’s right—we’re talkin’ about “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by
June 13, 2025 —– Chart #302 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re trading in distortion pedals and pyrotechnics for something a little softer, a little sweeter — and a whole lot more nostalgic. Grab your acoustic guitar and maybe a honey pot or two,
June 6, 2025 —– Chart #301 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. After the confetti cleared from last week’s 300th post celebration (and I finished sweeping up the crumbs from the commemorative donut), it’s time to jump right back in with Post #301 — and this one
May 30, 2025 —– Chart #300 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Stop the presses, cue the trumpets, and somebody bring me a cupcake — because this right here is BLOG POST #300! Can you believe it? That’s 300 weeks of chord charts, stories, trivia, and the
May 23, 2025 —– Chart #299 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week, we’re heading straight to the sweaty, smoky heart of Beatlesland with a song that sounds like it was recorded in a whiskey-soaked backroom at 2 a.m. — “Oh! Darling” from the Abbey Road
May 16, 2025 —– Chart #298 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. If you’ve ever wanted to hear what it would sound like if a string section got struck by lightning mid-flight and turned into a rock band, look no further than Electric Light Orchestra. This week’s
May 9, 2025 —– Chart #297 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re taking a soulful dive into one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful tunes to ever grace a turntable: “The First Cut Is the Deepest.” And before you go giving credit to Rod Stewart