Category Archives: Music

Pandemic Playlist

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Ellen Ross

Hello, Dear Fellow Quarantines. Happy Passover and Happy Easter. I hope this holiday season finds you and your families safe and well. As for me- so far, so good. Fingers crossed that we all maintain this status quo. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 23 Comments

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Well, Dear Readers, if you read my last post you now know the news that TBF and I are kaput. Ending things is an emotional business and thus I’m a little at sea. Hard to describe all the emotions I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in Break Ups, Dating, Music | 18 Comments

When I’m Sixty-Four

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Ellen Ross

This photo needs no identification. And today, Dear Readers, I’m going to lead off with something a little different from my usual blog posts. I’m starting with the clip. ICYMI, please watch the whole thing. This just blew me away. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Paul McCartney, pop culture, The Beatles | 10 Comments

Dance Party

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Ellen Ross

That’s American Bandstand, Dear Readers. It ran from 1952 all the way until 1989. In 1956, after the emcee, Bob Horn, was fired for a drunk-driving arrest, Dick Clark became the show’s perennially-young host. On August 5, 1957 ABC began … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Dances, Music | 6 Comments

The Way We Were

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Ellen Ross

The day after Thanksgiving I watched the Barbra Streisand special- “The Music…The Mem’Ries…The Magic!” on Netflix. I am not a big Barbra fan anymore but I was fascinated just the same. NO SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen it yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbra Streisand, Broadway, Movies, Music | 8 Comments

Songs of Summer

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Ellen Ross

As summer delightfully descends upon us, music on the radio only means one thing. It’s the 60’s and I’m back at New Trier High School and I’m in a cool car headed for the beach or 31 or the Teatro … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 60's | 10 Comments

I Saw The Light

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Ellen Ross

It’s Easter and it’s Spring. The time for rejuvenation and new promise. And the time when this young girl’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. And that’s when I turn to Hiram King Williams. Better known to you-all as … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Music, Romance | 8 Comments

The Chairman

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to Bernie Kerman. Ring-a-ding-ding, baby. As you undoubtedly know by now, this Saturday, December 12, marks the hundredth birthday of Francis Albert Sinatra. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, he died on May 14, 1998 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Music, Palm Springs, pop culture, Restaurants | 14 Comments

Liar, Liar

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Ellen Ross

There was sad news from the pop music world this week. Cory Wells, one of the three singers in the band, Three Dog Night, had died in his sleep on October 20. (That’s Cory in the middle.) He, along with … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 70's | 17 Comments

High Fidelity

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to my friend Rickey Freeman. Connoisseur of vinyl. Owner of 3500 albums…and counting. Have you seen the movie High Fidelity? In it, Rob Gordon- deftly played by John Cusack- is the owner of Championship Vinyl, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, New Orleans, pop culture, University of Wisconsin | 12 Comments