The Sound Christmas artist produced what many consider to be the FIRST Rock 'n Roll Christmas song - Jingle Bell Rock. Although released right before Christmas it went to #6 on the pop charts in just two days! Jingle Bell Rock is one of the...
Marquette, MI - November 1, 2020 - We are excited to finally answer the question we've received from so many people. "Is Christmas Music coming back to 106.1 this holiday season?" We are now bringing you continuous Christmas music right through the New Year. As you...
This band is technically a duo. Formed in Melbourne by Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell, they met after performing in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975. After bringing on band members, the in-fighting led to just the two, then they hired studio and touring musicians. Never...
Formed in the 70's in Los Angeles, they left as Linda Ronstadt's backing band with her blessing, quickly becoming more popular than her. For the rest of the decade, they became the biggest band of the 70's. Their Greatest Hits album was the best seller...
Born Henry Deutchendorf in Roswell, New Mexico, this Sound artist is hard to classify - touching on pop, folk and country. Breaking into the business as a folk singer, his first big hit - Leaving On A Jet Plane - went #1 with Peter, Paul...
Born on a ranch in the Southwest, this Sound artist left home at 17 to become part of a band - The Stone Poneys. As a solo artist her backing band would go on to form The Eagles. Known as The First Lady of Rock,...
Born in Belfast, his musical career spans such a variety of genres it's difficult to label. He wrote the song Gloria which became a hit for his group Them. However, the Chicago-based band Shadows of Knight made it a Top 10 American hit. He says...
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. ...
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...
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...