Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama turns 50 this year. A few years back, Debbie and I were in a 8th row center Nashville Symphony Hall seat to watch The Swampers, along with Booker T. & the MGs, Buddy Holly’s Crickets, and Dwayne Eddy inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. What a night it was including […]
RIP Ginger Baker
Eillie Harrison of The Independent writes of Baker’s life: Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer and co-founder of rock band Cream, has died at the age of 80. Last month, the musician’s family announced he was critically ill in hospital, but no further details of his illness were disclosed. On Sunday morning, a tweet on his official Twitter account stated: “We are […]
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
If you enjoyed Ken Burns’ wonderful Country Music and are feeling like you want more, don’t despair because there’s another music documentary for us to look forward to. “How do you sum up the life and career of Miles Davis in just under two hours?” asks JazzTimes. “That was the challenge that noted documentary filmmaker […]
Kick-Start Your Weekend with Boston’s: Don’t Look Back
Do you remember your first record album? Boston’s Don’t Look Back was mine. A Christmas gift from my Aunt Susan (thanks to the help of cousins Karen and Kim). You want to listen to Don’t Look Back with headphones so you can crank it up loud. How loud? Imagine sitting on your bedroom floor with […]
RIP Rick Ocasek, Lead Singer of The Cars
I remember in fourth grade I went to my friend Bobby’s house after school. It was a big deal because I got to go on his bus with a permission slip from my parents. We had the best games of backyard football at his house. It was at his house I listened to The Cars […]
Your Retirement Life: NewportFILM Outdoors
To kick off the Newport Folk Festival weekend, Newport FILM in partnership with Newport Folk Presents, showed Echo in the Canyon outdoors at St. Michael’s Country Day School. Becky and I walked there from our house and as you can see in my quick video we weren’t alone. It was a beautiful night. From NewportFILM: […]
RIP New Orleans Legend, Art Neville
Rest in peace Art Neville, founder of the Meters and the Neville Brothers. NPR reports: One of New Orleans’ iconic musicians has died. Art Neville — a founding member of both the Meters and the Neville Brothers, died Monday at age 81. His death was confirmed by his nephew Ivan Neville (the son of Art’s brother, […]
Billy Gibbons Encounters Les Paul
“David Crosby One of a Kind”
At The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern reviews the new documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name.” He writes: Good interviews require good questions. In “David Crosby: Remember My Name,” a fine documentary directed by A.J. Eaton, some excellent questions are posed from behind the camera by the producer, the veteran rock journalist and filmmaker Cameron Crowe. […]
Paul and Ringo Back Together Again
Ariel Scotti of InsideHook writes: Paul McCartney got by with a little help from his friends Ringo Starr and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh on Saturday night. After finishing “Birthday” — one of which, coincidentally, Starr just celebrated his on July 7 — McCartney announced to the Los Angeles crowd that he had “a surprise for […]
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