This Sound Ensemble still tours after 5 decades with three of their original artists. Founders David Paich and Jeff Porcaro met in high school, forming the band Rural Still Life. When David Paich wrote their biggest hit - Africa - he or any other band...
Originally, this Sound artist gravitated toward Gospel music as he wanted to become a minister. In his freshmen year of college, he formed The Mystics as a saxophone player and lead vocalist. The Mystics eventually became 70's hitmakers - The Commodores. After a string of...
This Sound soft rock group is the third best-selling Australian act in America behind AC/DC and The Bee Gees. Eagles frontman Glenn Frey one time called them "the best singing group in the world". Their song - Cool Change - is not a love song...
[caption id="attachment_9001" align="alignright" width="300"] Listen to The Commodores on 106.1 The Sound[/caption] This Sound group met at Alabama’s Tuskegee College and formed under the name The Mystics. They were discovered turning weekend gigs in New York City on weekends and first opened for The Jackson 5. After touring...
[caption id="attachment_8993" align="alignright" width="300"] Listen to REO Speedwagon on 106.1 The Sound![/caption] This Sound American group was named after a fire engine designed by Ransom Eli Olds, the found of Oldsmobile. Lead singer Kevin Cronin was offered to be one of the first MTV JV's but...
This Sound Detroit group originally debuted on the Motown label with a cover of Steve Wonder's It's A Shame - a song backed by The Motown House Band, The Funk Brothers. After Aretha Franklin asked them to join her Atlantic label, that's when they enjoyed...
This Australian Sound artist is widely known for their disco sound. However, their first hit was the melancholy New York Mining Disaster. Robin and Maurice - now both deceased - were twins. Barry is the oldest brother. Maurice was a highly rated paintball player. When...
This Sound solo artist launched his career singing demo songs with producer Jim Messina, who was in both Poco and Buffalo Springfield. Later they formed Loggins & Messina. He’s known as King of the Soundtracks with hit songs in Top Gun, Footloose, Caddyshack and Over...
This Sound Christmas Classic has been translated into over 300 languages and written by German composer Franz Gruber. It carries the German title of Stille Nacht, Gruber performed it acoustically on Christmas Eve in the early 1800's after the church organ broke. Franz Gruber gave...
The origin of this Sound Christmas Classic is not known, but many believe each line is a Catholic metaphor with A Partridge In A Pear Tree as Jesus Christ. It's over 400 years old and it's one of the most parodied Christmas songs of all...