First post here: As to what the “British Invasion” was, I can do no better than to here quote Wikipedia: “{It} was a phenomenon that occurred in the mid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom as well as other aspects of British culture, became … Continue reading British Invasion (Beatles to Blues 2)
Picture this: it’s early 1964. Only a few months earlier, the American President – who offered so much promise not only to America but to the world – is brutally assassinated in Dallas, Texas. America is still in a funk, still trying to figure out … Continue reading The British Invasion (Beatles to Blues – 1)
What’s the ugliest Part of your body? Some say your nose Some say your toes But I think it’s YOUR MIND – FZ Frank Zappa died on this day in 1993. To which one can only say, “Great Googly Moogly.” At 53, he was way … Continue reading Frank Zappa – The Mother of Invention
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? When Allen Toussaint died a few weeks ago, I said to myself, I know that name. I know he’s a New Orleans musician, I know he’s been around a long time, I know he’s collaborated with everybody. But I … Continue reading Allen Toussaint – Musician’s Musician
Another in a series of random posts on the different ways artists re-interpret songs. “Diana Ross Presents the Jackson Five” is how this band was billed when they first hit the scene. They had been her opening act for some time so I guess somebody at … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – I Want You Back
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
