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Grandpa Rock Chronicles — Pt. 5: Vol. III: Road Trip Edition

Miles, Motels & Mixtapes Songs built for open roads, bad maps and windows that refuse to stay rolled up. Tank full. Windows down. Time disappears. These songs were made for asphalt — equal parts freedom, reflection, and foot-tapping groove. They don’t just pass the miles — they define them. It’s the hum of tires on the highway, the sun fading in the mirror, and that feeling that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be: somewhere between yesterday and home. 🎧 Listen while you read:  Spotify Playlist – Grandpa Rock Vol. III: Road Trip Edition The Ignition Set (Start Strong) 1.        Tom Petty – American Girl 2.        Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights 3.        The Eagles – Life in the Fast Lane 4.        John Mellencamp – R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. 5.        Steve Miller Band – Take the Money and Run Wide-Open Highway Anthems 6.        The Doobie Brothers – Rocki...
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Grandpa Rock Chronicles — Pt. 4: Vol. II – Deep Cuts & Forgotten Gems

The Ones That Didn’t Make the Charts — But Made Us Who We Are For those who kept the B-sides spinning and believed every dive bar had its own anthem.   For those who kept the B-sides spinning and believed every dive bar had its own anthem. These tracks never chased the charts—they owned the backroads. They lived in slide guitars , whiskey-soaked verses and the kind of sweat-and-soul musicianship that made you proud to call it rock ‘n’ roll. Put the phone down, crank the volume knob, let the tape hiss, the tubes glow and the good stuff roll. 🎧 Listen while you read:  Spotify Playlist – Grandpa Rock Vol. II: Deep Cuts & Forgotten Gem s Hidden Highways & Back-Road Riffs 1.         Bad Company – Rock Steady 2.         Foghat – Drivin’ Wheel 3.         The Guess Who – Hand Me Down World 4.         The Georgia S...

Grandpa Rock Chronicles — Pt. 3: Vol. I – Songs That Built the Foundation

When Guitars Ruled the Earth Where the heartland met the highway and guitars told stories too honest to fade away.   Before playlists, before algorithms, there was the radio — and if you were lucky, you caught lightning between the static. The guitars were loud, the lyrics were lived and the voices on the dial told you more about life than any sermon or self-help book ever could. These were the songs that built us — equal parts grit, grease and grace. Windows down. Radio up. Every riff a reminder that guitars once ruled the earth. This is Songs That Built the Foundation — where the heartland met the highway and rock ‘n’ roll became a working man’s poetry. Listen while you read: Spotify Playlist – Grandpa Rock Vol. I: The Soundtrack of Solid Ground The Openers (Crank These First) Every road trip starts with ignition — that first spark that says, we’re goin’ somewhere. 1.         Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama 2.    ...