Not only are the Rolling Stones one of the most influential rock bands of all time, they are also responsible for creating the groundbreaking mobile recording studio: the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio (wiki link). Ian Stewart, the band’s road manager and pianist oversaw the creation of the first unit in …
A member of the guitar great birthing group John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, a founder of Fleetwood Mac, the writer of Black Magic Woman, a great guitarist and a troubled soul, Peter Green passed away July 25, 2020. We lost one of the best blues/rock guitarists and writers of all time. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This is a nice little folk-rock, pop-psych tinged album from 1968 California. It’s a pleasant fun listen, and has an interesting back story, which is what drew me to include this as an Album of the Week. The opening song, Sanctuary reminds me of Strawberry Alarm Clock, which is not …
Here’s a shout out to Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, guitarist extraordinaire and defense contractor. He’s played an important role in creating and playing some of the best rock music. I’m sure you are quite familiar with his work with Steely Dan as a founding member, and then his later work with …
I’m thinking of the summer and how that will likely be very different from previous summers. Large gatherings are likely to be less frequent, if they happen at all. This means that many celebrations will change from what they were. One of these will be folk festivals. One of my …
