…and they made great videos as well. Dark Side of the Moon was released on March 1, 1973. In honor of the album’s fortieth anniversary...
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This is one of the most interesting bios I’ve read while doing this site. Dick Dale is most associated with the development of surf music. The profile...
This autobiographical post at Leo Kottke’s site probably says as much about the great guitarist as a traditional bio. The guy can write. Here is the...
Mumford & Sons’ Babel won the 2012 Grammy Award for best album. Here is the beginning of Wikipedia’s profile of the band: Mumford & Sons...
David Bromberg stands out even in a landscape in which there are many talented and eccentric acts. He is part rock-and-roll and blues royalty — he took...
The Detroit Metro Times lists more than 100 top songs from in and around the city. Here are its top ten: Marvin Gaye, 1971: What’s Goin’ On Stevie Wonder...
Professor Longhair was a New Orleans piano player who greatly influenced Dr. John. Here is the first paragraph of an interesting site dedicated to the colorful...
Bill Monroe (1911-1996) is known as the Father of Bluegrass Music. His very nice site offers a tremendous amount of information. Here is the beginning of a...
Here is the bio from the great Mahalia Jackson’s website: Born in New Orleans in 1911, Mahalia Jackson grew up in a shotgun home shared by 13 people...
Something had been missing from this site. I couldn’t figure it out. It finally hit me: Falco singing “Der Kommissar.” Here are the...
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.