This category is for artists whom I thought significant enough to write multiple posts about.
“The best gig was working with Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. He was a really good guitarist!…… I learned quite a lot in that short time. He probably influenced me more than anyone I’d ever played with up to that time, that sweet sound of his, you know.” … Continue reading Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly – (final of 2)
The Impressions are an R&B, soul and gospel group whose roots go all the way back to 1958. They actually started out as a group called the Roosters and then became Jerry Butler and the Impressions. Their first hit was a song called “For Your … Continue reading Curtis Mayfield – People Get Ready – (1 of 2)
“That’s the one for my tombstone. Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?” – David Byrne In 1980, the Talking Heads continued pushing the new frontier of New Wave/avant-garde/world music with the release of Remain in Light, the last of their collaborations with Brian … Continue reading Same As It Ever Was – Talking Heads (2 of 2)
I will here quote liberally from Wikipedia: “New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock. New wave moved away from blues and rock and roll sounds to create rock music (early new wave) or pop music (later) that incorporated disco, mod, and electronic music. Although it incorporates much … Continue reading The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (1 of 2)
I hope you get a chance to listen to my Spotify playlist. I dug deep, consulted some lists, etc. Kudos to fellow blogger Tony at Mumbling About for turning me on to “Room at the Top” and the gorgeous “Angel Dream.” Also to the original … Continue reading Tom Petty – I Was So Much Older Then (final of 4)
“Somewhere, somebody, somehow Must have kicked you around some”- Refugee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were playing a fair number of opening slots at this time (late ’70’s), including one memorable night where Ray Davies wouldn’t give up the stage for a sound check. When … Continue reading Tom Petty Won’t Back Down (3 of 4)
“We ain’t no punk band, we ain’t folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don’t put no other name on it than that. We’d be stupid if we did.”- Tom Petty And now that they were “stars,” the band had started … Continue reading Tom Petty – Dogs on the Run – (2 of 4)
