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 […]
MUSIC IN DANGER: Is This the Worst Use for AI?
Our skepticism of woke culture and government control over your money via central bank digital currencies is obvious on Richardcyoung.com. Another obvious interest is in music. Dick Young’s 50s and 60s Jukebox R&B Top 100 is a tour de force of America’s greatest rock musicians and a snapshot of the American spirit. Now artificial intelligence […]
RIP Astrud Gilberto
The singer of “The Girl from Ipanema,” Astrud Gilberto, has passed away at 83. NPR’s Carrie Kahn and Elizabeth Blair report on Gilberto’s life and talent, writing: With her breathy vocals, Astrud Gilberto helped make the breezy and sensual “The Girl From Ipanema” into a global sensation. Her death on Monday night was confirmed by […]
RIP Lasse Wellander
Longtime ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander has passed away at 70. Silke Jasso reports on Wellander’s life and passing at Rare.us, writing: It’s a sad day for ABBA fans. The family of ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander has announced the famous musician’s passing at the age of 70. Wellander, who was born in Sweden, lost his battle with cancer […]
Remembering Wolfman Jack
Do you remember listening to Wolfman Jack? The Wolfman is probably the most famous DJ of all time. The clip above is from Wolfman Jack’s (real name Robert Weston Smith) cameo appearance in the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti. The documentary, The Wolfman Jack Story, featured in the trailer below, tells “the true story […]
ESSENTIAL MUSIC: Heart and Soul, The Hank Crawford Anthology
Hank Crawford was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and began his musical studies on piano. Later he would pick up the saxophone. Eventually, he was hired by Ray Charles and worked his way up to become Charles’s musical director. Eventually, he went solo and had his own successful career. Heart and Soul, The Hank Crawford Anthology […]
Jimmy Buffett Playing Key West
The locals are always fired up to have Jimmy Buffett back in town in Key West. Buffett played his second of two shows at the Key West Theater last night and will play two more on February 9 and 11 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. The whole town has been buzzing. It will be great […]
Buddy Holly and the Inspiration of Rock and Roll
In National Review, Jeffrey Blehar examines Buddy Holly’s influence on generations of rock and roll that have followed. Blehar writes (abridged): Holly first came to fame with “That’ll Be The Day,” the song whose refrain (“That’ll be the day-hey-hey when I die”) McLean hinges his entire thumbnail history of rock around. The song was a revelation to […]
RIP David Crosby
Founding member of both the Byrds and of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (sometimes) Young, David Crosby, has passed away at 81 years old. Crosby is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician who had a broad influence on the world of rock and roll. Rolling Stone’s Jon Dolan and Andy Greene write of Crosby’s […]
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