by Kevin Burton It turns out there really was a band called Sultans Of Swing that inspired the great 1978 Dire Straits hit. “Sultans Of Swing” is one of those tunes that stops you in your tracks. It just exudes cool. We tell its story, evoking a musical proverb from “Take It …
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The Infectious Rhythm Of A Disco Classic
by Kevin Burton For those rock and rollers who hate disco, one song makes me wonder. I have always wondered what that group thinks of “Turn The Beat Around” by Vicki Sue Robinson. Robinson was born on this date in 1954. She was only 45 when she died of cancer in 2000. …
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