Veteran rocker David Crosby has eight stents in his heart. He told The Wall Street Journal, “I’m going to have a heart attack in the next year or two, and that’ll be it.” He says he wants to “get the music out of my head first.” That’s why Crosby has been recording lots of new […]
RIP NOLA R&B Legend Dave Bartholomew
It’s hard to overstate the impact Dave Bartholomew had not only on the New Orleans R&B scene, but on rock and roll itself. The Times-Picayune obituary memorializes Bartholomew: Dave Bartholomew, a trumpeter, composer and bandleader whose uncanny ability to spot and nurture promising performers, most notably Fats Domino, helped stamp New Orleans’ imprint on the […]
RIP Dr. John
RIP to a true New Orleans legend, Dr. John. From the Times-Picayune: Dr. John, whose given name was Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. and who was also called Mac, was born in New Orleans, a place that schooled him in the jazz, R&B, rock and roll, jump blues, funk and Mardi Gras Indian sounds that would come […]
At 75 and Post-Op He Still Moves Like Jagger
Despite being 75 and recently having heart surgery, Mick Jagger is working hard to maintain his stamina and fitness. Vogue’s Lauren Valenti reports: Mick Jagger’s vitality knows no bounds. Just last month, the Rolling Stones frontman underwent heart surgery and, per doctor’s orders, had to postpone the band’s ”No Filter” tour. And yet, the 75-year-old superstar is […]
Song of the Day: New Birth in New England
From the album C’est la Vie by Phosphorescent performing this summer at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, July 28th. Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.
VIDEO: Keith Richards’ Hit “Take it So Hard”
After 25 years and during a period of bad feeling between he and fellow Rolling Stones leader Mick Jagger, Keith Richards would record his first solo album “Talk is Cheap,” and on it was the hit, Take it So Hard. The Wall Street Journal’s Marc Myers recently interviewed Richards about the song, writing: In 1986, […]
RIP Hal Blaine
Legendary drummer, Hal Blaine has passed away. Blaine laid down the beat for hundreds of hit songs in the 60s and 70s as part of the famed studio musician group “The Wrecking Crew.” Best Classic Bands writes of Blaine: During The Wrecking Crew’s heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, they were the musical backbone on […]
Rush’s “YYZ” and Triangle in the Percussion Section
You know the triangle is a special instrument. It’s small, yet important. Like the cherry on a sundae. It has a place. But when you’re a drummer in a high school band and you see the sheet music for the Nutcracker and you’re playing the triangle you know it might be a light day. That’s […]
Johnny Rivers:The Greatest Rock & Roll Covers Musician of All Time?
Put up who ever you please. I will counter with Johnny’s 2-CD Anthology 1964-1977 Rhino set produced by Bill Inglot, Featured on the set are studio wizards James Burton, Hal Blaine, Jim Horn, Harlan Rogers, Larry Knechtel and Dean Parks, a hard group to beat out. The 36 cover tunes include Into The Mystic, Sea Cruise, […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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