In the pantheon of rock and soul music, there has never been a band quite like Sly and the Family Stone. Or said better, there was never a band quite like them prior to their existence. In their heyday – roughly 1968 to 1973 – … Continue reading Sly and the Family Stone
(Pictured – The Tymes) Why “guilty?” Well, after a while when you’re listening to and blogging about blues and jazz and prog, a reader – or a fellow music enthusiast – might think that that’s what you grew up on and listen to exclusively. Nope. … Continue reading Guilty Pleasures
Donovan is a guy I’ve been wanting to write about since practically Day One of the blog. Let’s getΒ to it. First, a little history courtesy of Wikipedia: “Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style … Continue reading Donovan – The Sunshine Superman
I‘m stunned as I write these words. The great Jeff Beck has died. He was here in Boston just a couple months ago. I debated and debated going but I didn’t. Damn! Well, I did see him a couple of times and that, alas, will … Continue reading Jeff Beck – The Jackson Pollock of Guitar (Part 1)
“Should olde acquaintance be forgot, yadda yadda yadda. Hey there, music lovers. Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s almost 2023? Time flies when you’re constantly refreshing the same three tabs on your Internet browser and pretending you have a life outside your basement. But … Continue reading Happy New Year!
It went, criminally under noticed that Kim Simmonds died on December 13, 2022, of colon cancer. He was a trouper right to the end and I believe he was planning a return visit to the Bull Run where I first saw him and his band. … Continue reading Concert Review – Savoy Brown
Every year for the past couple of years I’ve posted some favorite Christmas songs. Somehow in this turbulent year, I think we can say that the Grinch (COVID) “hadn’t stopped Christmas from coming! It came! Somehow or other, it came just the same!” Here’s a … Continue reading And So This is Christmas 2022
The song “Killing Floor” was written by Chester Burnett, aka Howlin’ Wolf. I wrote about Wolf in my review of Peter Guralnick’s Sam Phillips book. There was no artist that Phillips loved more than the Wolf. So, killing floor. What does it mean? Well According … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Killing Floor
I was driving home the other night and happened to turn to the Classic Rock channel on Sirius. The DJ was about to play a Fleetwood Mac song and all I caught was “Christine McVie, dead at the age of 79.” Total shock. Not only … Continue reading An ME Tribute to Christine McVie
“You can do what you like, y’know. You can stand on your head and throw things at each other.”– Mick Jagger First. a little story about the reliability of memory, blogger synchronicity, or said better, accidental collaboration that sometimes happens. Fellow blogger Christian wrote about … Continue reading Featured Album – Live at the El Mocambo (1977) – Rolling Stones
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