Rolling Stone – by Kory Grow

Daryl Dragon, the keyboard-playing “Captain” of Seventies hitmakers Captain and Tennille, died at a hospice in Prescott, Arizona on Wednesday. Associated Press reports the cause of death as renal failure. He was 76.

As Captain and Tennille, Dragon and his then-wife Toni Tennille scored a string of catchy, easy-rolling hits in the mid-Seventies, including the Grammy-winning, Number One hit “Love Will Keep Us Together,” “The Way I Want to Touch You,” “Lonely Night (Angel Face)” and “Muskrat Love.” Dragon was known for wearing a captain’s hat and playing multilevel keyboards, as Tennille sang the hits and played her own keyboards. All but two of the albums they released in the Seventies were certified gold or platinum.   Continue reading “Daryl Dragon, Captain and Tennille’s Captain, Dead at 76”

Rolling Stone – by Daniel Kreps

Ray Sawyer, the Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show member who sang the 1973 Shel Silverstein-penned hit “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone,’” has died at the age of 81.

Page Six first reported Friday that Sawyer died in Daytona Beach, Florida following a brief illness; a representative for the band confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone.   Continue reading “Dr. Hook’s Ray Sawyer, ‘Cover of Rolling Stone’ Singer, Dead at 81”

RT

Many consider it a Christmas classic but radio stations are refusing to play the song ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ because it’s lyrics have run afoul of the #MeToo movement. However fans are now pushing back against the banishment.

The yule-tide favorite was originally recorded for the 1949 film Neptune’s Daughter and it went on to scoop an Oscar in the Best Original Song category. It’s been a feature of the festive season every year since. However its days may be numbered because campaigners allege that it propagates rape culture.   Continue reading “‘PC stuff is getting ridiculous’: Radio stations axe Christmas classic due to #MeToo concerns”

The Tennessean

Country Music Hall of Fame member Roy Clark, a versatile entertainer who starred on the iconic television show “Hee Haw,” died Thursday at his Tulsa, Oklahoma, home due to complications from pneumonia, according to his publicist. He was 85 years old.   Continue reading “Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ co-host, Country Music Hall of Fame member, dies at 85”