Rebecca Regnier: Reflecting on an unprecedented year
This year, as I look back, well, I still can’t believe the amount of hot garbage 2020 served up. I started the year wondering if we’d call the upcoming ‘20s decade, The Roaring Twenties. I was against it because “The Roaring Twenties were followed by the Threadbare Thirties and the Great Depression. Five months, one subject, unprecedented for this column, in an unprecedented time. Rebecca Regnier is an author and former television journalist.
monroenews.comYou won’t believe these 10 artists have been passed over for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
That’s why we decided to round up a list of artists that are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but absolutely deserve to be one day. Tina TurnerThe legendary singer is already inducted in the Rock Hall of Fame, alongside her ex-husband Ike Turner, but Tina Turner hasn’t been inducted as a solo artist yet. The B-52′sIt’s a travesty that The B-52′s have never even been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While the Rock Hall doesn’t have a ton of country artists inducted, legends Johnny Cash and Brenda Lee are in the Hall of Fame, so there really isn’t an excuse for Parton’s absence. OutKastRap artists have slowly but surely been getting recognized by the Rock Hall, so it’s only a matter of time before OutKast gets its due.
Detroit's MC5 tapped for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for fifth nomination
DETROIT - Detroit rock band MC5 has secured its fifth nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more: Here's who is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020MC5, short for Motor City 5, fueled the burgeoning hard rock scene in 1960s Detroit, riding the counterculture wave rippling through the nation at the time. The band, alongside the fellow up-and-coming metro Detroit rock band The Stooges, was among the first rock bands to be signed to Elektra Records. The band responded with a full-page advertisement in Fifth Estate, stating: "Stick Alive with the MC5, and F*ck Hudson's!" The 35th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place May 2, 2020, at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on music, marriage
Benatar and her lead guitarist-turned-husband, Giraldo, are celebrating their 35th anniversary of making music together with a new CD and DVD collection. They managed to navigate through married life while selling more than 25 million records worldwide and producing 19 "Top 40" singles. Benatar and Giraldo join “CBS This Morning” to discuss their careers and relationship.
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