This Day in Music notes that on June 5, 1971, Grand Funk Railroad sold out Shea Stadium in 72 hours. June 5, I guess, was the third day. That was faster than...
Category - Rock
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.”...
It is hard to characterize Van Morrison. Is he a rocker? A soul singer? An R& B artist. Whatever he is, he’s good. This is the start of...
Wikipedia does a great job of illustrating what other guitarists — very good guitarists — thought of Danny Gatton: Gatton’s playing combined...
Del Shannon’s “Runaway” was number one from April 23 to May 20, 1961, according to Bobborst.com. The song was written by Shannon and drummer...
It’s strange that things I thought were weird and didn’t like when I was a kid I still thing are weird — but now I like them. It’s hard...
It’s interesting to see versions of familiar songs from the days before they lost their edge and were exiled to classic rock format hell. The version of...
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels was an important band that has not gotten its due. The site called “Not in the Hall of Fame” sums up the...
Pearl Jam, of course, was one of the super groups of the 1990s. It surprised me that they still are touring today. Here is how Sterogum’s Ryan Leas...
Music has a great ability to renew itself. Check out Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, a bluegrass group from Utah breathes new life — and not a little...