A Conversation with Rupert Wates: Rupert Wates is a singer/song writer from London who now lives in New York City. This is from the profile at his website: He...
Category - Podcasts
Sierra Haager is co-founder, along with husband Alex, of year-old Breakup Records, which works with a handful of indie and college-type bands, mostly from...
I have nothing particularly original to say about Bruce Springsteen as a set up to a podcast interview with journalist Ryan White, whose coffee table book...
I became aware of Andy Stein when I did a post last month on Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, of which he was a founding member. It turns out that...
The Gershwins – composer George and lyricist Ira – are among the most important figures in American music history. As with many transformative artists, the...
We all know–and most of us love — the jolly, overweight trumpeter with the huge smile, gravelly voice and out-sized personality. It is assumed in...
David Bromberg has played everything with everyone, or at least it seems that way. His profile is deep and wide: Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, George Harrison, Ringo...
I had the opportunity last week to chat with Denny Somach, author of “Get the Led Out: How Led Zeppelin Became the Biggest Band in the World.”...
Jon Herington on Steely Dan, playing across genres, guitarists he admires, running his own band and more: I spoke with Steely Dan guitarist Jon Herington via...
David Bromberg has played everything with everyone, or at least it seems that way. His profile is deep and wide: Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, George Harrison...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
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Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.