I would be remiss if, on the passing of Meat Loaf at 74, I did not repost one of the great rock songs of all time. (Songwriter Jim Steinman died early in 2021). As a bonus, I give you this video wherein Mr. Loaf (born … Continue reading A Song I Love – Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
Wikipedia: “‘Me and Bobby McGee” is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson intended. (Foster heard someone say what sounded like “Me and Bobby McGee” and called Kristofferson with the … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Me and Bobby McGee
What you are seeing in the picture above is my Christmas present to myself. Just in case you’re not aware of it, it’s made by Spotify and it’s called Car Thing. It is paper-thin, weighs nothing, and plugs into your cigarette lighter. And all it … Continue reading Back to the Nineties – The Last Great Era of Rock
βWithin the contents of this book, I wanted to include items from my personal archive that have played a part in my career over 60 years, to illustrate the detail behind the detail.β – Jimmy Page To my great delight and joy, Santa Claus (Father … Continue reading Book Review – Jimmy Page -The Anthology
From The One: βAll these black people were standing around the door waiting to get a seat on the βwhite onlyβ side. Most of βem looked like they might be college kids, and there were a few whites with them,β Brown wrote in his autobiography, … Continue reading James Brown – Mr. Dynamite – Final of 3
James Brown defining ‘soul’ – “It’s the word ‘can’t’ makes you a soul singer. ‘Can’t. That one thing that’s made the Black man more heavier for soul coming from the States is because of the fact that he’s had extra-hard knocks and he lived with … Continue reading James Brown – Part Two – The Hardest Working Man in Show Biz
At the end of every year, I do a multi-part series on a notable figure in music. This year it’s time for the ME James Brown treatment. It’s quite the ride. Hope you enjoy.Β βThe βOneβ is derived from the Earth itself, the soil, the … Continue reading James Brown – Part 1 – The One
It came to my attention recently that drummer Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues passed away on 11 November 2021. In tribute to him, I am reposting this piece which I first featured in 2017 before a lot of you were following my blog. Graeme … Continue reading Featured Album – To Our Children’s Children’s Children – Moody Blues
“I live in a world of music, in a house of music; a planet, a star of music,” Nesmith told Australian Musician in 2019. “It goes on in my head all the time. There’s something about music in my life that is like food to … Continue reading An ME Tribute to Mike “Wool Hat” Nesmith
I have been a Dylan admirer for about as long as I can remember, probably for just a little less time than I’ve been following the Beatles. Somehow I managed to blow numerous opportunities to see him, especially one where he appeared with Van Morrison … Continue reading Concert Review – Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 