Rolling Stone: Leslie West, the towering guitarist who created the hard-rock milestone “Mississippi Queen” with his band Mountain, died Wednesday morning. West’s brother, Larry West Weinstein, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone. He was 75. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. On Monday, … Continue reading An ME Tribute to Leslie West
As previously mentioned in prior teasers, I am off on an adventure in the not-too-distant future. The previous teasers have involved Chuck Leavell, formerly of the Allman Brothers Band and currently of the Stones. I also reblogged a Deep Purple post. Steve Morse is Purple’s … Continue reading Steve Morse – Guitarist Extraordinaire – Teaser #3
“If I’m going to do a farewell tour, I want to play good. I want to rock it. I know that this tour, I will be able to do everything I did last year and the year before. That’s the most important thing to me. … Continue reading A Sixpack of Peter Frampton – Going Out Screaming
Dedicated to Chris Cornell. Soundgarden grew out of the whole early ’90’s “grunge” thing in Seattle that spawned Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Nirvana. A popular band, arguably they had no more celebrated song than “Black Hole Sun.” It’s worth quoting songwriter Chris Cornell’s … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Black Hole Sun
