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
Have you ever heard a great song and wished your best music friend was right there so you could grab him or her by the shoulders and say, “You have to listen to this right now?” And absent said friend, would instead grab some random … Continue reading A Song I Love – Lipstick Vogue
Pat Metheny has for years been one of my favorite jazz guitarists. He has a bright, accessible sound with both a jazz and rock sensibility. I recall reading in Guitar Player magazine years ago that he attended the University of Miami as a student and … Continue reading Pat Metheny
I don’t usually post more frequently than every couple of days. But I felt it necessary to mark the passing of Cynthia Robinson, who was the trumpeter in Sly and the Family Stone. Dammit, I’m tired of having to see so many musical heroes of … Continue reading Cynthia Robinson
First post here: What is it about B. B that made him so great for so long? For me it’s that he was the whole package and he did it all so well: writer, singer, guitar player, showman. “How Blue Can You Get?” is one … Continue reading B. B. King (Final of 2)
We lost BB King this year and so I wanted to be sure to dedicate a couple of posts to him as soon as possible. He was a musician that I admired, loved, respected – and was lucky enough to have met backstage once many … Continue reading B. B. King (1)
With this post I introduce a new feature which I call One Song, Three Versions. It always fascinates me how different artists can take just one song, run it through their own filter and make something completely different out of it… “Baby Don’t You Do … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Baby Don’t You Do It
