by Sean Passmore | May 3, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Albums You NEED!, Blog, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Every generation gets the Neil Young album they deserve. Ours was Comes A Time from 1978. What’s yours? Neil Young and Crazy Horse Albums To Date 1. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 1969 2. Zuma 1975 3. American Stars ‘N Bars 1977 4. Rust Never Sleeps 1979 5. Re-Ac-Tor...
by Sean Passmore | Feb 27, 2026 | Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Definitive Version Series
The Genius of Cole/Jenkins: A Timeless Collaboration In the lush arena of mid-century American music, few partnerships resonate with depth and significance like the collaboration between arranger Gordon Jenkins and legendary vocalist Nat King Cole. Their...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 31, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
Legendary Canadian fiddle master and bandleader Don Messer was travelling through Moncton, New Brunswick in 1947 when he first heard 19 year old Marg Osburne singing on her radio programme “The Girl From the Singing Hills” on CKCW radio, a show she...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 10, 2026 | Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, My Record Box, Perfect Albums, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe, Uncategorized
John Hiatt is a professional American musician, singer and songwriter. Since the release of his debut record in 1974, Hiatt has experimented with a number of musical styles on his albums, including folk, new wave, Americana, blues and country. He has been...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 1, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Mitchell Kezin Award For Excellence in Christmas Music, Xmas Stuff
The inaugural presentation of the Mitchell Kezin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Christmas Music for 2025 goes to… Non other than Mr. Mitchell Kezin himself!! The following is an excerpt from the May 17, 2013, New York Times: “Mitchell...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 3, 2025 | Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Our Latest Podcast, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Warren Zevon began life the son of “Stumpy” Zevon, a Jewish immigrant born William Zivotofsky in the Ukraine before changing it to Zevon. To feed his family Zevon worked as a bookie handling volume bets and dice games for notorious Los Angeles...
