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Backstage with Ron Onesti – That’s Right…I had Saturday Night Fever

September 22, 2023

That’s right, I had “Saturday Night Fever” I have always loved music…all kinds of music.  People today know me pretty much as a rocker, but there was a fleeting moment when I was almost forced to “pick a team”- Disco…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: Bad, Bad Jim Croce

September 15, 2023

“Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown, baddest man in the whole DAMN town…”.  We loved to sing that song at the top of our voices.  Mainly because we got to swear “legally” because it was words to a song.  I was 11…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: Music Memories That Made Me

September 8, 2023

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti Music memories that made me I began grammar school in Chicago at St. Callistus off of Taylor Street and Ogden Avenue and graduated from Our Lady of the Angels School in 1976 (yes,…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: M&Ms USED to be my favorite candy!

September 1, 2023

It’s been a whirlwind!!!  We have had soooo many shows recently, even more than normal!  Gladys Knight, Christopher Cross, Paul Anka, Tony Danza, Chazz Palminteri, Tony Orlando and John Waite were among the twenty shows we had over the past…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Toby Keith…A Red, White and Blue “Storm Trooper”

August 25, 2023

As much of a Rock-N-Roller I am, I really appreciate Country music too!  Many of our customers do too, so peppering our Oldies, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal and Prog Rock experiences with a little of the “Nashville Sound” provides a…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Robby Krieger “Lit The Fire”

August 4, 2023

“Come on baby, Light my fire!”  When you hear that, it really can mean just ONE thing…at least to anyone of and before my generation.  It represents the same melodic yet intense voice and psychedelic sound that belted out “Riders…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Movie Stars Turned Musicians

July 21, 2023

I am not ashamed to say that at times, I am star struck.  Many of my peers in show biz make it a point to show that the stars they hire for their stages “put their pants on one leg…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Dionne Warwick…50-Plus Years of Pure Soul

June 23, 2023

Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti Dionne Warwick…50-Plus Years of Pure Soul I Say A Little Prayer For Me was one of the defining songs of the Sixties.  As the teenagers were getting into the acid rock of Jimi…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Sweet Memories of Patti Page

May 19, 2023

Ron Onesti: Sweet Memories of Patti Page In these days of high-speed internet and music downloads, it really doesn’t take much to be an international superstar with the right creative packaging and financing behind you.  Even with that kind of digital…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: “The Raging Bull”, A Sweet Guy Deep Down

May 5, 2023

Ron Onesti: “The Raging Bull”, a sweet guy deep down Each week, so many of you turn to my column in the Daily Herald’s Time Out section to see which Rock ’N Roller Backstage story I will have.  But my behind-the-scenes…

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Backstage with Ron Onesti: Neighborhood Guys From “CHICAGO” Still Rock!

April 21, 2023

Ron Onesti: Neighborhood guys from “CHICAGO” still Rock! Now that we are OFFICIALLY back from lockdowns and quarantines, music fans of all ages are returning, enjoying the music of their youth once again.  And the entertainers who are performing at those…

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Backstage With Ron Onesti: Ya Mon! Reggae Is Where It’s At!

April 14, 2023

Ron Onesti: Ya Mon!  Reggae is where it’s at! Whether you like the music or not, know how to dance to it or not, or simply don’t know anything about its history, it is virtually impossible not to bob and sway…

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