It’s a great trivia question: Name a performer who recorded with Frank Zappa and Frank Sinatra. The answer is Lowell George, the driving force behind Little Feat. This terrific bio of the band has that and a lot more information. George died in 1979. Though he was the highest...
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Ray Charles’ I Can’t Stop Loving You was the top song on the charts during this day in 1962. It held the spot for five weeks, from May 27 to June 30.. Other notable songs that year were The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Twist, Peppermint Twist (Part 1), Duke Of Earl, Soldier Boy...
The Los Angeles Times has an interesting piece on the influence of Ray Bradbury, the science fiction writer who died this week at age 91, on contemporary music. The ten pieces cited as being written with his work in mind include Rocket Man by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Deadmau5’s The...
Not too much to say about Vaughan. The videos speak for themselves. High on the too-long list of musicians who died too young. Here are Hendrix’ Voodoo Chile, Testify, Scuttle Buttin’ and Pride and Joy, perhaps his best known song. There is a lot on the Internet about Vaughan...
It is really difficult to watch one clip of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Try it. The best advice is either to not watch any, or set aside about a half hour. Tharpe was both a big band and religious singer. Her electric guitar playing was amazing considering the era and the fact that she was a...