Just prior to posting this, ME heard about the death of David Crosby at 81. ME can’t deal with all the rock/celebrity passings and so will just point you to his previous Crosby six-pack. RIP old hippie. Time for ME to come out of his … Continue reading New Music Revue – 1.19.23
Donovan is a guy I’ve been wanting to write about since practically Day One of the blog. Let’s get 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)
Way back in history, 3000 years In fact, ever since the world began There’s been a whole lotta good women sheddin’ tears Over a brown-eyed handsome man It’s a lot of trouble for the brown-eyed handsome man When asked “How did you want to be … Continue reading Book Review – Chuck Berry: An American Life
“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!
“I was watching the Lost Planet Airmen movie and I saw the Commander Cody character and I thought it would be a great name for a band. I had no idea anyone was going to have to be Commander Cody. I mean, there’s no Lynyrd … Continue reading Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Dickey Betts was born on December 12, 1943, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He hasn’t migrated too far from there and has been living in Sarasota, FL for a number of years. In fact, according to Wikipedia, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Brian Johnson of … Continue reading Happy Belated Birthday Dickey Betts
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
Towards the end of his career, Jon Entwistle formed the John Entwistle Project with longtime friend, drummer Steve Luongo, and guitarist Mark Hitt, both formerly of Rat Race Choir. This evolved into the John Entwistle Band, with Godfrey Townsend replacing Mark Hitt on guitar and … Continue reading Featured Album – Rarities Oxhumed: Volume One – John Entwistle
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