For the uninitiated, my six-packs are not intended to say “These are the six best” of a given artist. It’s more like, here are six I dig. Could be a different batch next week. I’ve always thought of Bob Seger as the poor man’s Bruce … Continue reading Six by Seger
Random notes – I had tickets to see Dickey Betts but A) he had a mild stroke and then B) he fell down playing with his dog and needed brain surgery. He’s ok but needless to say the tour was canceled. Hoping for a speedy … Continue reading A Chicago Six-Pack
The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war I’m going to Graceland Graceland In Memphis Tennessee I’m going to Graceland NOTE: This post is a companion to my previous … Continue reading A Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon Sixpack
Not too long ago, fellow blogger and undisputed King of all Tribute Bands Christian posted some of his favorite Creedence tunes. (Good band history too.) I figured I’d take a crack at this, not remembering his exact list and not wanting to look at it … Continue reading I Ain’t No Fortunate Son – A Six-Pack of CCR
“A great riff is something you know instinctively. It has energy and attitude and sex.” – Jimmy Page. Within the past few months and days, I’ve had conversations with Christian and CB, (Zep albums) and Aphoristic (“Kashmir”) so I felt inspired to put together a … Continue reading Does Anybody Remember Laughter? – A LedZep Six-Pack
I thought I would use the occasion of this post to advise fellow Kinks lovers that they have managed to overcome their petty grievances and are getting back together for an album and maybe even a tour. Ray Davies said he was “inspired” by seeing … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Bowie + Kinks Announcement
Steve Miller has been a practicing musician pretty much his whole adult life. I recounted in a recent post how he learned guitar from luminaries such as Les Paul and T-Bone Walker. Asked by an interviewer about his lasting moments he said: “I would have … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Steve Miller
