Ron Onesti

Ron Onesti: Paul Shaffer…A “Behind the scenes” icon For thirty-three years, America’s number one musical side-kick, Paul Shaffer, took us to commercials and tossed in a quip or two during David Letterman’s opening monologues.  After it all ended, Paul appeared at…

Ron Onesti: This Eagle Soars As A Solo All Eagles’ music, including the solo projects from most of the band members, is some of the best-loved music in history.  The band has sold over 150 million albums and its Greatest Hits…

Ron Onesti:  Was Abraham Lincoln a Rocker? My “Backstage with Ron Onesti” column is usually about my behind the scenes experiences with entertainers combined with a bit of education and a little twist at the end.  This foray into an American…

Ron Onesti:  Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and other Motown Memories Man, as they say, it’s tough getting old.  It’s not really the aches and pains, the advances in technology or the expansion of my “boyish figure” that bothers me as the…

Ron Onesti:  Our salute to African American Heritage Month…Arcada-style! Music as a cultural medium has always interested me, even though in high school, music history wasn’t as interesting as it has become over the years.  And much of the reason for…

Ron Onesti:  “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, but here’s how to stay warm! How many times have we sat on our couches looking outside into our snow-peaked yards and stayed home from work as Chi-town-area temps hit sixty-below-zero with the wind chill? …

Ron Onesti:  Who would have thought Prohibition would be so “cool”? This past week marked the 102nd Anniversary of the ratification of the 18th Amendment, thus creating Prohibition in America. Along with that came the first “Speakeasies” that helped shape…

Ron Onesti:  George Thorogood, really “Good” to the bone! This guy is one of those legends who can be unpredictable, from what those who worked with him in the past would say.  I have had him several times over the years,…

Ron Onesti:  We could use a piece of Rock And Roll Heaven right now! If you believe in forever,        Then life is just a one-night stand. If there’s a rock and roll heaven, Well you know they’ve got a…

Ron Onesti:  A little “George Bailey” in all of us “Wizard Of Oz”, “Casablanca”, “Citizen Kane”, “Gone With The Wind”, “The Godfather”, the exclusive list goes on with timeless classic films that have touched the hearts of generations of movie fans…

Ron Onesti:  Simple Pleasures” during complex times Nine months…thirty-six weeks…252 days…6,048 hours…and counting!  That’s how long we have been on this crazy lockdown thing!  But I am still maintaining a positive outlook, knowing in my heart that this should all…

Ron Onesti: Sinatra at 105…still “Ring-a-ding-dinging” On December 12, Frank Sinatra will have turned 105.  In those hundred-plus years, few people in modern history have been as iconic, with as much influence on popular music as he had.  His songs are…