Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
As this is my first SFAS outing since my return from India I thought it would be nice to include a song from someone who was born there. As this song is a duet, I'll cover the background of both artists in turn. One half of this duet was born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in 1940. He was in the Quintones and Dick Teague Skiffle Group before forming Harry Webb and The Drifters who evolved...
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
John Fogerty Revives CCR Hits at Ryman Show Posted: November 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm | By: Chris Parton So many of John Fogerty 's songs are like time machines. By the time the first three notes ring out, my mind has already pulled up some long-forgotten memory. And since I was one of the younger people in the crowd at Sunday night's (Nov. 22) show at the Ryman Auditorium , I can only imagine what the...
World Video Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMGNTAqNQnsendofvid [starttext] The Everly Brothers, Don Everly, 72, and Phil Everly, 60, are brothers and country-inspired rock and roll artists, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing. Everly is the most successful American rock and roll on the hot 100.Their greatest period came between 1957 and 1964. [endtext]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
A "lifetime" of songs – 12 of 'em – constitutes this rare solo outing by the former Creedence grump. And you can see what he's getting at. The tunes, from John Prine via John Denver and Buck Owens to Phil Everly, form a small chunk of America's non-pecuniary Federal Reserve, and they are gilded by a solid country ensemble and the Fog's national treasure of a voice. An enjoyable...
Rock de Siempre (Now & Always Rock) (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
+ John Fogerty is going to release his new album, entitled "John Fogerty and The Blue Ridge Rangers rides again". Check out his page to listen to John and Bruce Springsteen cover a Everly Brothers' wonderful tune "When will I be loved". + The track list includes songs from Buck Owens, Ray Price, Rickie Nelson and other great artists: * Paradise (John Prine) * Never Ending Song of...
IckMusic (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
In 1973, John Fogerty released his solo debut album, The Blue Ridge Rangers – a collection of country, rock and gospel covers- every instrument and every vocal part belonging to John. On September 1st, John’s back with a whole new collection of favorite tunes, with Return of the Blue Ridge Rangers. Once again, the record is [...]
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Some 25 years later, Fogerty is ready to offer a sequel to the The Blue Ridge Rangers with the release of aptly titled The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again on September 1st.
Crud Crud (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Eddie Hodges New Orleans b/w Hard Times for Young Lovers 45 (Aurora, 1965) From the 1950s on, seems like one of the "natural" trajectories of the child actor is from the movie/TV set to the music stage. From Sean Cassidy to Leif Garrett to Britney Spears to Annette Funicello and so it swirls downward. How many of these kid actor's were successful in their musical transition? And by successful,...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 01/19/2009
•Actress Jean Stapleton is 86. •Actress Tippi Hedren is 79. •Singer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers is 70.
The XPN All About The Music Blog (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
It's hard not to like John Sebastian. Whether in his work with The Lovin' Spoonful or solo, there's something about the winsome vocals and snappy writing that just works. Still out there playing live and releasing harmonica and guitar instructional CDs and books today, Sebastian hasn't had a hit in years, and while his post-Lovin' Spoonful solo records didn't sell for the most part (except the
CMT News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Hank Williams Jr. moved one step closer to his father's exalted status Tuesday (Nov. 11) when BMI, the performance rights organization, presented him its Icon award for extraordinary musical achievement. The presentation, which capped BMI's 56th annual co
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Keith Richards held court backstage at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, guffawing with old friends who first were heroes. The occasion ...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
HE WAS a cool cat with his red pants, red shirt with the raised collar, black boots and black belt.
CMT News (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
"This is the biggest thing that's happened since water." In rendering that assessment, Patsy Stoneman Murphy pretty much summed it up for everyone who turned out Sunday (April 27) to witness her father, the late Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, and Emmylou H
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