DJ Dave's Musical Musings
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DJ Dave's Musical Musings is a blog about broadcasting, music, music countdowns, pop music, radio, and retro rock. Visit the blog to read the articles about music. You can also find information on music from various decades, as well as your favorite genres.
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
2d ago
Blane and Ayden Young at the Floyd Country Store October 19, 2024. Photo by DJ Dave Exactly 4 years ago on October 31, I published a music blog on the Brothers Young. Now with 4 additional years of musical experience, I am updating info on the outstanding classical bluegrass sibling duo based out of Roanoke ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
1M ago
Photo above: Yours truly, DJ Dave with my three-year old dog Abbey Road, whom I named after the legendary album by the Beatles. Photo credit: Stephanie Woodson. It is hard to believe that it has been 55 years since the Beatles “Abbey Road” (AR) album was released during the fall of 1969. Arguably, the last ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
2M ago
When I think of harmonica top 40 hits from the 60s and 70s, two names immediately come to mind: Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan. These artists and their songs transcend typical pop rock music that played on Top 40 radio during the golden age of that format. While Wonder and Dylan provided multiple radio hits ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
4M ago
During the year of 1979, I was a student at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts. While at JMU, I worked part-time at Public Radio station WMRA 90.7 FM, that served the Shenandoah Valley.
When I wasn’t attending classes or working at WMRA, I would spend my spare time listening to other radio stations that I could pick up in Harrisonburg. Most of my radio surfing was concentrated either on Top 40 outlets or album-oriented rock (AOR) stations.
With this music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be my fa ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
5M ago
When I think about core instruments in pop rock music, there is one that doesn’t fit into that category: a flute. While this woodwind may be more at home with orchestras, the breezy sound of flutes was an integral part on many top 40 hits during the 20th century.
With this music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be my favorite songs featuring a flute. My selections are mostly tunes that I treasured when I was a teenager or as a young adult and I still love these songs in 2024.
My listing of fantastic flute songs all became hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dur ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
6M ago
Without a doubt, my favorite instrument is a saxophone. There just seems to be something magical for me whenever I hear a sax played in a song or tune, no matter what type of musical genre that is being presented.
Up until a few years ago, I had never analyzed why I loved certain songs during my youth. Then around the turn of the 21st century, I realized the common denominator with many of my beloved songs was the saxophone.
With this music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be my favorite songs featuring the saxophone. My selections are mostly tunes that I treasu ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
7M ago
“We are the world/We are the children/We are the ones who make a brighter day/So let’s start giving/There’s a choice we’re making/We’re saving our own lives/It’s true we’ll make a better day/Just you and me” Lyrics by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie: “We Are the World” January 1985.
DJ Dave note: The day that I published this music blog article, March 7, 2024, was the 39th anniversary of when the USA for Africa single and video for “We Are the World” was released: 3/7/85.
One of the best musical documentaries that I have viewed this decade is “The Greatest Night in Pop.” The 2024 fil ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
7M ago
What are the greatest rock bands in the history of popular music that featured trios?
With my latest music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be the ten best rock band trios from the 20th century from 1965 through 1985.
Before I share the countdown of the ten bands that I have selected for this topic, I need to state what constitutes a rock trio band.
Basically, a rock trio band features all three members playing instruments: normally an electric guitar, an electric bass guitar and drums. In some other trios, keyboards are substituted for either a guitar or a drum set ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
7M ago
Some music historians have called 1983 the last great year for pop music. Billboard magazine lists that 60 percent of the Hot 100 singles that charted 40 years ago were in the pop rock category.
With my latest music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be my favorite singles and videos that MTV aired during 1983.
The genesis of pop music’s explosion in the 80s goes back to the demise of disco music being aired on Top 40 stations. In lieu of playing disco hits, radio playlists consisted of mainly pop, rock, easy listening ballads and country crossover singles.
In my homet ..read more
DJ Dave's Musical Musings
7M ago
What were the best singles aired on Top 40 radio during 1972?
Obviously, there are no definitive answers to my question. If I asked the above inquiry to 100 folks, I would surely receive one hundred different responses.
With my latest music blog message, I will be counting down what I consider to be my favorite Top 40 singles of 1972.
I have fond memories of listening to Top 40 radio in ’72 as I turned 17 years old that year in Roanoke, Virginia.
During daylight hours, I exclusively listened to Roanoke’s legendary WROV 1240 AM. This station featured a Top 40 format and was the number o ..read more