If you’re a music lover like me and own some vinyl records then you know what I’m talking about when I say vinyl is a listening experience. Daniel Adrian Sanchez reports at Digital Music News that Warner Music Group has announced their first vinyl-only record label, named Run Out Groove. He writes: “Run Out Groove is […]
Timeline: Chuck Berry’s Impressive Top 40 History
Goldmine: The Music Collector’s Magazine, has created a timeline of Chuck Berry’s many Top 40 hits. Right from his first, Maybelline in 1955, all the way to his last, Back in the U.S.A. in 1959. Many of Berry’s hits would be covered in subsequent years by other famous artists like Linda Ronstadt, Lonnie Mack, Johnny Rivers, the […]
Chuck Berry – The #1 Pioneer of Rock and Roll
The two most important names in making 1955-1965 rock and roll the most popular music of the that era were Bill Haley, a Country & Western singer who performed the grand experiment of introducing white audiences to R&B; and Elvis Presley whose high-quality voice, singing style, good looks and sensual stage presence were a magnet […]
Is the Music Industry Headed for a New Revolution?
With this weekend’s passing of Chuck Berry, it’s a good time to take a look at where the music industry is today. Record sales have been slumping for years as listeners either pirated music on the internet, or chose streaming services over album purchases for their listening. But there are signs of green shoots in […]
He’s Dead. The Real King of Rock & Roll Chuck Berry is Gone! R.I.P Chuck (10/18/1926- 3/18/2017)
It all started for Chuck Berry on 21 May 1955 with Chuck’s simple three-chord (A, D7, E7) recording of Maybellene, an adaption of “Ida Red,” with Jerome Green on maracas, Johnnie Johnson on piano (see some of Johnson’s great albums below with Berry’s), Jasper Thomas on drums, and the legendary Willie Dixon on bass. By […]
RIP Clyde “Funky Drummer” Stubblefield
RIP Larry Coryell
Famed jazz guitarist Larry Coryell passed away at age 73 has passed away. Billboard writes of the innovative musician: Legendary guitarist Larry Coryell died Sunday (Feb. 19) at the age of 73 in his New York City hotel room, according to a statement sent to Billboard from jazz publicist Jim Eigo. Coryell, who passed away […]
RIP Nat Hentoff
Nat Hentoff’s son, Nick, sadly announced the death of his father on January 7. I have followed Nat Hentoff’s work since 1959, and am saddened by his passing. Hentoff was a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and an ardent defender of civil liberties. He also had, as I have, a lifelong passion for jazz […]
Al Kooper: Discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd, Founded Blood Sweat & Tears
Originally posted April 11, 2014. Al Kooper is one of the most underrated members of America’s Rock & Roll legacy. Al’s work with Bob Dylan and Mike Bloomfield was truly memory making. From The Wall Street Journal: Al Kooper doesn’t really need to listen to the latest songs by garage bands comprised of 20-year-olds. Now […]
VIDEO: Remembering Hothouse Flowers
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