Happy Birthday to lovely and talented Suzy Bogguss for December 30! Thankyou Suzy for creating the Inner Circle to give us fans insight into your beautiful music and fascinating creative process, as well as enabling us to make friends with other fans around the world. Also, thankyou for all the Inner Circle and Zoom chats and here's hoping for a wonderful 2022 with loads more Suzy Bogguss goodness. I hope you tour Australia some day and I can't wait for a new album!😀 Love Michael😎

*I just thought I would ask my fellow Suzy Bogguss Inner Circle members who their favourite musicians and bands are. Obviously Suzy of course, but who else gets your heart a'soaring and your feet a'tapping! 😀 *I love The Go-Go's and The Bangles as whole bands and as individual solo members. 😀 My List: The Go-Go's: Belinda Carlisle Charlotte Caffey Jane Wiedlin Kathy Valentine Gina Schock The Bangles: Susanna Hoffs Vicki Peterson Debbi Peterson Michael Steele Other Ladies: Suzy Bogguss Martina McBride Gretchen Peters Matraca Berg Beth Nielsen Chapman Amy Grant Bette Midler Abby Travis Anna Waronker The Haden Triplets (Petra, Rachel & Tanya) Meredith Brooks Gia Ciambotti Dominique Davalos Susan Cowsill Carol Hatchett Melanie Taylor Luba Mason Nita Whitaker Michelle Pereira Lauren Kennedy Siobhan Maher-Kennedy Jorinde Williams Giovanna Gattuso Alicia J. Rose (Miss Murgatroid) Male Artists: Chet Atkins Jerry Reed Peter Holsapple Ray Ganucheau Russ Broussard Robert Mache Danny McGough Carlo Nuccio Mark Walton Matthew Sweet Chris Stamey C. Duck Anderson Nate Richert Jon Peter Lewis Lee Ferris Ryan Hayes Black Box (Katrin Quinol, Charvoni Woodson, Mirko Limoni, Daniele Davoli, & Valerio Semplici) *I have to add that some of my favourite musicians are really better known as actors & actresses who have made occasional forays into musical roles or music albums. 😀 Whoopi Goldberg Lucy Lawless Val Kilmer Melissa Benoist Rebecca DeMornay Cynthia Gibb Linda Hart Anna McNeely Christine Ebersole Naomi Scott Mena Massoud Will Smith Emma Watson Emma Thompson Christian Bale Dan Stevens Grey DeLisle-Griffin Neil Patrick Harris *I also collect Xena: Warrior Princess, Disney and DC Comics soundtracks. 😀

I heard over Instagram that legendary composer Ralph Schuckett has passed away. Not only did he compose the music for the 2003-2009 version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series (one of my favourite TMNT versions), he also composed and wrote music with several legendary musicians, including Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey for Belinda's 1993 solo album Real and Charlotte's Perfect View album with The Graces (also featuring Meredith Brooks and Gia Ciambotti). Belinda shared a message from Ralph's son Casey. Ralph was a very talented musician. 😥 *I want to thank everyone who's reached out, online or otherwise, with kind words and memories of my dad. The outpouring of love has been overwhelming. Anyone who knew Ralph knows what a brilliant musician he was and how much his love of music was a driving force in his life. Beyond that, everyone who knew Ralph knows what a warm, generous, funny, humble, and compassionate human he was. He was truly the best dad, a great friend, and he leaves such an absence in his wake. As much as we are devastated by the loss, we are relieved that he is at peace and without suffering. Thank you again for your comforting words and shared memories. It's these stories that keep Ralphie alive, and they've been such a gift right now as we grieve. Love, Casey* ❤️ I only just discovered Ralph also composed the music for another of my favourite animated series, WINX Club, and along with The Go-Go's, Ralph also worked with other Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees Todd Rundgren and Carole King. I hope he is paid a tribute from the R&RHOF. 😇 Other artists Ralph has worked with include: Sophie B. Hawkins, Clarence Clemons, Whitney Houston, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Phoebe Snow, Cher, Patty Smyth, Rachel Sweet, Rodney Crowell, Helen Reddy, and Evelyn “Champagne” King.😇

Dear Friends😀 I hope Suzy Bogguss and my fellow fans don't mind, but as a huge fan of The Go-Go's (Belinda Carlisle - vocals, Charlotte Caffey - lead guitar and keyboards, Jane Wiedlin - rhythm guitar, Kathy Valentine - bass, and Gina Schock - drums) I am pleased to announce that they have been nominated for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2021. Between now and the end of April/beginning of May, fans can add their vote to those of industry professionals. The Go-Go's truly deserve to be in the R&RHOF since they paved the way for all female pop/rock bands to follow. The band is currently sitting in a comfortable third place position in a group of 16 nominees.😀 Hopefully, in the future, my other favourite band The Bangles (Susanna Hoffs - rhythm guitar, Vicki Peterson - lead guitar, Debbi Peterson - drums, and Michael Steele - bass) will be nominated and inducted as well.😀 The 2021 & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees - Future Rock Legends