In the grouping of 81-90, in no particular order are:

Aerosmith 2 (includes 1 new song in SHoF since last time)
Big Star 3 (not in DRAHoF)
Cream 2
Dean Martin 2
Grateful Dead 1
Harry Nilsson 3 (not in DRAHoF)
Squeeze 2
Steve Miller Band 1
Temptations 1
The Band 2 (not in DRAHoF)

Hello again. I've decided, for the time being, to do away with ranking the 51st to 100th positions on my top 100 recording artist list (personal preferences).... so the list below is just a big batch of 50... not in order.... other than they are shown in the ranked order from last year just out of interest. Also shown are the number of songs in the ( Read more... )

There is another song I would like to put into my SHoF today... it is... "Friend of the Devil" by the Grateful Dead ( Read more... )

I realise I'm posting much more than normal.....  but here's more...

The next 25 on my favourite music artists list.



51 Eddie Cochran 1  (down 2 positions)

52 Ike and Tina Turner 1

53 Janis Joplin 0

54 Richard and Linda Thompson 3

55 Paul Simon 0

56 Talking Heads 2

57 Al Green 2

58 Moby 3

59 Prince 2  (up 1 ( Read more... )

Here's a continuation of my comparison of someone's opinion (on the internet) based on the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list with where those music artists fit into my own world... It's not exactly apples and apples, tho, as they judged by influence, quality, etc etc whereas I judged on importance in my life or musical taste, etc. Here are ( Read more... )

Right... It's been a bit over a year since I made my last update. So I spent a little time mulling over it and am making some slight changes ( Read more... )

More pix from my journal 30 years ago....  housemates, and a few pix of my basement bedroom.


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Excerpts from my journal 30 years ago ( Read more... )

30 years ago ( Read more... )

Looking back at my journal which I started about 30 years ago...  My July 31, 1986 entry had a bit to do with music.  That's something that hasn't changed much in 30 years... my interest in music ( Read more... )