The music world is mourning the loss of the iconic singer-songwriter, Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy Buffett passed away peacefully on September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music, and dogs, writes Anne Steele of The Wall Street Journal. She writes (abridged): Jimmy Buffett, the understated crooner whose escapist songs became a symbol of kicking back on […]
Remembering David “Fathead” Newman
Spend some time this Labor Day weekend listening to David “Fathead” Newman’s 2009 album, The Blessing. The album features nine tracks, including: SKJ Someone to Watch Over Me As Time Goes By Manha de Carnival Smile Romantic Night Chelsea Bridge Whispers of Contentment Blessing Accompanying Newman’s tenor saxophone work on the album were: Bass – John Menegon […]
Starting the Week with Dick Young
Get your week started with “Listen to the Music” featuring Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers.
THE LAST WALTZ: RIP Robbie Robertson
Guitarist Robbie Robertson has passed away at the age of 80. Robertson most notably co-founded what would become known as The Band, writing many of the group’s songs. Otis Hart describes Robertson’s life and career in NPR, writing: Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and the primary songwriter for Canadian rock luminaries The Band, has died […]
RIP Ahmad Jamal
Back in April pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away at the age of 92. I began listening to Jamal during my Babson days in 1963. He was a jazz piano powerhouse ever since. Here, Downbeat’s Ted Panken recounts Jamal’s life: Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling […]
The Woman Who Created the Rolling Stones
In The Spectator, Helen R. Brown reviews a new book by Elizabeth Winder titled Parachute Women, about the women who helped shape the Rolling Stones, and one, Anita Pallenberg, who is credited as “creating” them. Brown writes: Feminism? Pfft! Marianne Faithfull practically spat the word at me when I interviewed her in 2017. Then she […]
Remembering the Great Lowell George
Little Feat – Dixie Chicken (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt) Live 1977. HQ Video. Originally posted on January 26, 2018.
Happy 80th Birthday to Mick Jagger!
Happy 80th birthday to Mick Jagger, the unstoppable frontman of the Rolling Stones. Christopher Sandford writes of Jagger’s life: Among the other jewels in the crown of Sir Mick Jagger’s songwriting career is a number he and his longtime creative partner Keith Richards knocked off in December 1963 to promote the Kellogg’s company products. Don’t […]
Remembering Mike Bloomfield
Originally posted July 18, 2019.
Remembering the Allman Brothers
In The Wall Street Journal, Gavin Edwards reviews a new book by Alan Paul on the Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the ’70s. Edwards writes: “Anyone can boil a potato, but not everyone can make gravy,” said rock promoter Bill Graham […]
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