Before disbanding in the fall of ’73, AW took the summer off for everyone to clear their heads. The band had toured almost non-stop since fall ’70. ” I went camping and fishing with Claire ( my wife) for a few weeks and when I got back I was contacted by a band from California called “The Wackers“. They were living and working out of … Continue reading Ritchie Henman; The Beginning and End of the Dudes
Wayne Cullen, one of two – yes, two drummers in The Dudes, recounts how he came to be in the greatest band that never was … The greatest live band out of Montreal in the 1970’s and how the record company which was supposed to help the band obtain stardom – did the polar opposite. The Dudes’ story is a sad one as the band … Continue reading All the Young Dudes; Part Three
‘All the Young Dudes’ are a perfect example of what can happen when art and business meet. The right and left sides of the brain are in those positions for a reason … Wayne Cullen, one of the two drummers in the band, reminisces on what a drag the whole ordeal became; “There were enough completed, fully-produced tracks for a second album.” Explains Cullen.” Columbia … Continue reading All the Young Dudes; Part Two
Photos property of Rick Keene © And Lehomardclubhotography Related articles Jeff Healey meets Rick Keene (keenemusic.wordpress.com) Has a Stranger Ever Asked Where You Get Your Hair Done? (bellasugar.com) Continue reading Strangers in the Night 8
Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison Honey What’s Wrong – Billy Fury Confessin’ The Blues – Chuck Berry Bright Lights, Big City – Jimmy Reed Dust My Blues – Elmore James Down The Road Apiece – Chuck Berry I Want To Love You – Charles Smith I’m A Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters Ride ‘Em On Down – Robert Johnson Back In The USA – … Continue reading The Rolling Stones’ First Setlist – July 12 1962 Marquee Club
Once upon a time … In a galaxy far, far away from iPods. Two cousins sat down in the Old Mill Tavern in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The year was 1969. They ordered a pitcher of beer and complained of the lack of momentum their music had gathered. They thought of putting a new group together. A band which would consist of the brother of one of … Continue reading David Henman; The Man Behind the Wine – Part One
It was at the height of his popularity. I was a roadie for a summer. My cousin’s group; Sleight of Hand, put me through the rigors of Rock n Roll. The girls and drugs completed my basic training. Sleight of Hand was the opening act for Jeff Healey in Lindsay,Ont . It was exciting for everyone in the band. The Canadian blues-based guitarist was a … Continue reading Jeff Healey meets Rick Keene
Can you guess the music star ? ( answers below ). Y The answers are; from bottom to top; Stephen Tyler – Aerosmith Axl Rose – Guns n’ Roses Bruce Springsteen Deborah Harry– Blondiie Eddie Van Halen Eminem Fergie Gwen Stefani Janis Joplin Jim Morrison – The Doors Snoop Dog Kurt Kobain – Nirvana Marilyn Manson Michael Stipe – REM Flea – Red Hot Chili … Continue reading Can You Guess the Singer?
According to Mick Jagger – the Stones will be rolling once again in Autumn of this year. The Stones‘ iconic frontman told of the band’s plans leaving a meeting this past Friday. More info to follow. The news goes along with the release of a 50th Anniversary book, documentary, film based on the making of Exile on Main Street and a photo exhibition which opened … Continue reading Stones leave Meetings; A Tour come Fall !
‘ The police in New York city … chased a boy right through the park, In a case of mistaken identity – they put a bullet through his heart …’ Mick Jagger has a way with words. An often overlooked phenomenon of the StoNES and their frontman. A poet? No. A song lyricist! Not really … Jagger from the early age of nineteen- a ‘philosopher’ … Continue reading I Think I Busted a Button on my Trousers …I Hope they Don’t Fall Down; Part Four
Meredith Hunter – the kid who was stabbed to death at the Stones’ Altamont concert, the pied pipes from Morocco, the numerous drug busts, the backlash from woman’s groups, Elmore James, Howlin ‘ Wolf, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Tina Turner, Maggie Trudeau and even Roy Rogers – all took the stage with the Stones in one form or another … It was the very first … Continue reading I Think I Busted a Button on my Trousers … I hope they don’t fall down; Part Three
It was all about the music. Women and even drugs tossed aside if it interfered with the tunes. Their founder; Brian Jones, cast from the love of his life as drugs and erratic playing interrupted the Stones’ legacy. A premature death in life – a fitting death for a rock n roll figure. Hunt, Faithful, Bianca and Pallenberg. Add Jones’ many conauests. The damsels in … Continue reading I Think I Busted a Button on my Trousers … Hope they don’ t fall down; Part Two
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