As we stride through the recesses of our music memory banks, it is relatively easy to place songs and artists into distinctive categories. The 1950’s – a decade ushered in with Jazz, Big Bands and the birth of Rock n Roll. The 60’s? A spawning pool for the Brits to grab American Blues and introduce it back to the Americans. A movement which invented modern-day … Continue reading The 80’s … WTF?
Rhythm guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was 67. Wilkinson passed away Friday at his home in Springfield after a fight with cancer, according to a family spokesman and the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley offered their “deepest sympathy” to his family, saying in a … Continue reading Elvis Presley’s Rhythm Guitar Player; Dead at 67.
Love is strong And you’re so sweet You make me hard You make me weak … Calistoga Grill. Inside – dark. Outside – smokey. The smell of anticipation loomed within the drinks. The ultimate party cover band‘s members lounging outside with the smokers. Before playing the ultimate cover music. No fancy clothes – no fancy attitudes. Be my little baby for a while. Won’t you … Continue reading The Blushing Brides – You Get What You Need …
The Blues … the Blues .. the Blues … The foundation, along with Jazz, of music as we know it today. Popular music that is. There are many who carry the Blues tradition throughout North America and the world. Elmore James , Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters would be proud of the following artists on this list. Here are ten great Blues … Continue reading Ten Great Blues Artists – 2012
There are a lot of great Christmas songs. Whatever floats your boat … Here are mine! Merry Christmas ! Father Christmas The Kinks Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry Merry Xmas Baby Bruce Springsteen Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee Happy Christmas (War is Over) John Lennon The Christmas Blues Bob Dylan Merry Christmas ( I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) The … Continue reading Top Ten Christmas Songs
Top Ten interviews of 2012 … 10. Lee Mellor 9.Jason Rockman 8. Susie Arioli 7. Cecile Doo Kingue 6. Roger Walls 5. Randy Bowen 4. Sass Jordan 3 .Frank Marino The last two are from the same group – at different times … 2. Jerry Mercer Although Jerry’s interview(the main one) was not carried out in 2012, it was the beginning of the popularity to … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Happy Birthday to the human riff … Keith Richards Related articles Happy Birthday Keith Richards (maryannesjukebox.wordpress.com) Keith Richard’s Voice (aldanaart.com) Hunter S. Thompson Interviews Keith Richards, and Very Little Makes Sense (openculture.com) Johnny Depp Recruits Keith Richards And Tom Waits For Pirate Album (noise11.com) How To Dress Like Keith Richards For Halloween (wncx.cbslocal.com) Keith Richards to star in Pirates 5 (contactmusic.com) Top Ten Things Keith … Continue reading Happy Birthday Keith Richards!
Next up on my list – two people who helped enormously in putting Canada on the map musically … 4. Sass Jordan I spoke with Sass, not once – twice for a couple of hours each time. She is warm, sweet, funny and tough. A trooper who helped pave the wave for Canadian rockers in the States … https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-one/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-two/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-three/ 3. Frank Marino Frank … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
The human riff. Keef. The original bad boy and guitarist who defined the behavior for five decades of rock n roll offspring … He is a man’s man. He stays the course, remains true to his beliefs no matter the consequences. For this reason, here now are the Top Ten things Keith Richards will probably never say … 10. ‘Hey Mick! I love that matching … Continue reading Top Ten Things Keith Richards Will Probably Never Say
I am continuing the top ten interviews I conducted in 2012 … So far … 10. Lee Mellor 9.Jason Rockman 8. Susie Arioli 7. Cecile Doo Kingue 6. Roger Walls Roger Walls is a walking Jazz encyclopedia. Is it any wonder …? Walls has been around playing his horns for thirty plus years. If he has not played alongside the likes of Tony Bennett, then … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2012, Dungeon Works Productions and Evenko are proud to present En Route to Heavy MTL 2013 and the selected twenty bands that will be battling it out over the next five months to win one of two opening slots at this year’s 2013 HVY MTL. With hundreds of applications this year from across the province of Quebec, … Continue reading En Route To HVY MTL Announce BOTB 2013 Line Up Presented by Dungeonworks and Evenko
