Song Stories | 106.1 The Sound

Jimmy Buffett is 106.1 The Sound

July 6, 2020

Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, this sound artist picked up the guitar in high school to impress girls. He made money early in his career smuggling marijuana from The Caribbean to Florida. After leaving his first band - The New Generation - he went to Nashville. ...

Phil Collins is 106.1 The Sound

July 5, 2020

This sound artist was a child actor - appearing in both A Hard Day's Night and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He's been married and divorced three times. His third wife was 22 years younger than him. In addition to the drums, he's skilled at playing...

Paul Simon is 106.1 The Sound

July 1, 2020

This Sound solo artist is a native New Yorker and many of his songs have New York City references. He got his start working for a publishing company selling songs to record companies. When President Kennedy was assassinated, he was so upset he moved to England. ...

Simon & Garfunkel are 106.1 The Sound

June 24, 2020

This New York folk rock duo originally formed with the name Tom and Jerry, after the Saturday morning cartoon characters. Just out of high school they had their first hit Hey Schoolgirl. As their first full album didn't do well, they disbanded in 1964 and...

Three Dog Night is 106.1 The Sound

June 21, 2020

This 70's group originally formed in the 60's under the name Redwood. Nearly every one of their songs has a unique sound as they had three separate lead singers. Paul Williams wrote many of their songs including An Old Fashioned Love Song. Sadly all of...

Bread is 106.1 The Sound

June 17, 2020

The early version of this California mellow rock band was initially called Pleasure Faire. When the last members joined the group in the early 70's, it was really David Gate's band as he wrote and sang all their chart topping hits. Most of their songs...

Carol King is 106.1 The Sound

May 25, 2020

This Sound Artist was proficient with the piano when she was just 4 years old. When she was in High School in Brooklyn she dated Neil Sedaka. She hosted the first big concert in Central Park, which set a worldwide attendance record in 1973. Ironically,...

Bob Seger is 106.1 The Sound

May 21, 2020

This Michigan native had a father who was a musician that worked in the auto factories in Detroit. His father left the family when he was just 10 years old. Heartbroken, he took refuge by listening to his transistor radio and was introduced to soul...

Eric Clapton is 106.1 The Sound

May 10, 2020

Born in Surrey, England as an illegitimate son of a Canadian soldier and an underage mother, he was raised by his grandparents believing his mother was his sister. During his time with Cream, graffiti showed up around England calling him a God, thus adding to...

Journey is 106.1 The Sound

May 6, 2020

The songs from this group stroke visions of fog-lit street lights in the bay area. Initially a progressive rock band, it's wasn't until Steve Perry joined the group when their 1978 Infinity album caught fire. Far from award winners they've never won a Grammy as...