The road to digital music player success is littered with failures, most famous among them is Microsoft’s Zune Player. Each one has attempted to take on Apple’s iPod (now mostly subsumed by the iPhone). But from music legend Neil Young comes a new entrant into the category of music players. The PonoPlayer offers listeners something […]
Johnny Winter at 70: Still a Bluesman
In Johnny Winter’s 70th year, he’s still going strong. The Wall Street Journal details Johnny’s rise to fame here, and introduces his new box set “True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story.” In December 1968, guitarist Johnny Winter and his manager Steve Paul went to New York’s Fillmore East to hear blues-rockers Mike Bloomfield and […]
Art Laboe Mr. Rock & Roll Radio Going Strong at 88!
Decades ago, I bought Art Laboe’s Oldies but Goodies series of records and then re-bought them when they appeared in CD format. If you are a 50s Rock & Roll aficionado, the set is worth having. It’s still the gold standard. It is great to read here that a gentleman as important to the early […]
“Street Fighting Man” Keith Richards
As Rolling Stones legend Mr. Richards nears 70, he remembers the minimalist sound and overdubbing that helped make “Street Fighting Man” such a huge hit for The Stones. Keith Richards: “Street Fighting Man” is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs—probably because the music came together through a series of accidents and experimentation. We recorded […]
The Most Recorded Drummer in History
What a special day. Yesterday my family attended the album release party in Newport, RI for “One More for the Road” by the Mac Chrupcala Trio featuring Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (www.bernardpurdie.com), the most recorded drummer in history. Between sets we were able to meet Bernard and talk about some of his performances through the years. […]
It’s a Beautiful Morning
One of my favorite magazines (yes they still exist) is my monthly subscription to Modern Drummer. The most recent issue features The Rascals drummer Dino Danelli. When The Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame they were introduced by Little Steven Van Zandt (pre-Sopranos) who said the following about Danelli, “With […]
You’ve Got to Change Your Evil Ways
I first heard Gregg Rolie on the Hammond B3 with Carlos Santana on Evil Ways. A true professional and an underrated contributor in the history of Rock & Roll.—Dick
What’s the Most Lucrative Song?
The 27th Margaritaville opened last week in Atlantic City. Keenan Mayo reports at Bloomberg Businessweek:
It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield
R.I.P. Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of the Doors, died of cancer Monday at age 74. Mandalit del Barco at National Review Online writes:
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