Continuing the tributes to artists that often work behind the scenes and do not get the credit they are due. Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter are two great guitarists that often worked together. Unfortunately, Dick Wagner passed away in 2014. They had a long relationship with famed producer Bob Ezrin, …
Time to take another little journey into the land of psychedelia. There are a lot of definitions out there, but what I know about psychedelic music is that it is a personal journey. What makes a good psychedelic song to me? It has to have several layers, and a different …
July 8 is a special date for me, so I thought a July 8th centric playlist might be appropriate. I did some digging on what’s been released on July 8, and came up with a mixed bag of results. Not too many songs or albums were released that date, but …
Where’s your place that you can really stretch out your stereo? Be it the car, home or headphones, get ready for a set that demands volume. These puppies don’t really exist below 7 on the volume dial. Find that spot, clear the decks and indulge in some decibel delight.
A while back I had a playlist that featured instruments that were cousins to the guitar: mandolins, slide & steel guitars, etc.. I thought it would be nice to add a second addition to this. New instrument inclusions are the banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, sitar and autoharp. These instruments add a …
The love of money is the root of all evil. A little parable told in song. (Money – Pink Floyd) Two young lovers get involved in a robbery. She takes the money and flees. He almost gets caught, but escapes and catches up to her. (Take the Money and Run …
I have playlists that have focused on guitars, guitar “cousins” and keyboards. I thought it time to look at songs where the guitars & keyboards partner to create a great song. There are certainly the heavy hitters present here (Deep Purple, Kansas, The Doors) that made their reputations based on …
This playlist is meant to just rock out. There are a few lesser known songs from well known bands and songs from bands that are lesser known, but deserve air time. The time frame also spans a few decades, which shows good music is timeless. There are a few of …
I was thinking about summer playlists, given that it was a nice sunny, warm day on the deck. I thought it might be fun to pick a year & see what songs were hot during that summer. I thought 1970, then immediately had a temporal aneurysm as I realized that …
Musicians are always looking for new ways of expression, often leading changes to the sound from their instruments. One of the most important changes for the guitar came about by accident. Glenn Snoddy, a Nashville recording engineer, created the fuzz pedal. This came about by accident during a 1961 recording …
