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Retro Rewind
Retro Rewind was an American nationally syndicated radio show hosted by Dave Harris. Retro Rewind featured music from the 80s and 90s and also the popular segment, "7 Minutes of 70s". The show usually featured interviews and sometimes performances from the artists from the time period. The show also promoted the current and latest projects from these artists. In late 1997 Dave Harris conceived the name, the idea, and concept of Retro Rewind. He launched the show nationwide across the United States in February 1998. Harris wrote and executive produced every installment of the syndicated show. In 1998, Harris took a leave of absence to serve as the manager of the band the Outfield. Harris took over hosting duties of Retro Rewind in 1999. On Saturdays, Retro Rewind aired a live show from 9:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight (US, Eastern Time), which also streams on the show's official website. Dave Harris also hosted a weekly chat room while on the air, where he took LIVE RET-quests from liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Harris
Dave Harris (born February 25, 1971) is an American disc jockey, songwriter and musician. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, and hosted the syndicated radio show ''Retro Rewind'' in 1999. Harris created ''Retro Rewind'' in October 1997. In 1998 Harris briefly took a leave of absence from ''Retro Rewind'' to manage the band The Outfield. Harris is also a songwriter, having penned a Top 20 hit on the ''Billboard magazine'' adult contemporary charts in April 2005 called "Sunset Blvd (song), Sunset Blvd". Harris has also lent his songwriting talent to others. He has co-written songs with Rob Thomas (musician), Rob Thomas, Jon Secada, Julian Lennon, Michael J. Willett, Rick Springfield, John Waite, Billy Burnette, Scott Grimes, Adam Jensen and Billy Montana. In 2015, Harris formed The Dave Harris Project (featuring Michael J. Willett on vocals) which released the album ''Grandiose Delusions''. In January 2017, Harris was charged with 27 felony counts involving sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
