by Sean Passmore | Oct 4, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Our Latest Podcast, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Amidst the persistent haze of the “anything goes”, hedonistic swinging 60s, a culture of excess and casual debauchery, it was easy to lose sight of the fact that James Morrison was suffering, very publicly, from an incurable disease. Alcoholism. Even his...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 24, 2026 | Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
From Pop Star to Jazz Icon: The Evolution of Tony Bennett Tony Bennett began singing professionally at the age of 13. He made his recording debut less than ten years later in 1949 at the age of 22. At the time, Bennett was considered an extremely competent and...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Mitchell Kezin Award For Excellence in Christmas Music, The Vinyl Shoppe, Xmas Stuff
A Christmas Record is a holiday compilation LP originally released in December 1981 by the avant garde New York label ZE Records. Widely known informally as the “ZE Christmas Album,” it is considered by many holiday music enthusiasts as the first...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 17, 2026 | Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
Arranger, composer, musician and bandleader, Eddie Graf was widely regarded throughout his lengthy career as one of North America’s most gifted and versatile musical arrangers, as well as an accomplished clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader. Born into...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 17, 2026 | Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Robin Williams dropped out of college at the age of 18 after spending a short period of time studying political science at Claremont Men’s College in Claremont, California. Williams moved back in with his parents and spent the next three years studying...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 12, 2026 | Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Mitchell Kezin Award For Excellence in Christmas Music, Xmas Stuff
Cool Yule is a 1953 Christmas song written by Steve Allen and first recorded by Louis Armstrong. In the years following its original release, the song has been covered by Roseanna Vitro in 1986 on her album The Time Of My Life: Roseanna Vitro Sings The Songs Of Steve...
