Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
As lead singer of The Animals, Eric Burdon was at the forefront of the British Invasion. The band’s, “House Of The Rising Sun”, was a #1 hit in the US, UK, Sweden and Canada in 1964. The song tells of life gone awry in New Orleans. Here is the song as it appeared in 1965’s [...]
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
SteveF wrote something the other day that got me thinking. He said one of the reasons he liked anime was that it wasn’t stuffed with liberal/left cant, as just about all current mass market American entertainment is. I feel the same way about country music. I’m particularly fond of the outlaws like Willie, Waylong, [...]
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Five things worth knowing today - What's old is new again at Hippiefest, which comes to Waterbury, NY, today with Eric Burdon and the Animals, the Turtles, and one of the guys from Cream. (Sorry: It ain't Clapton.) - Across...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Back in the late '50s, when he was a teen-ager, Taj Mahal was torn between a career in music and a life on the farm. With his passion and intelligence, he would have been successful at either one, but his fans can be thankful that he chose the guitar over the plow. read more
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Any lingering frustrations from weeks of floods and months of budget-breaking gas prices were drowned readily in...
Tall Story (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
I used to be festival goer when festivals were not the vast, heaving mass of chanting bodies they are now. They used to be smaller and more intimate. But last weekend I popped over to the nearby village of Linton where the annual blues festival was taking place over a weekend and listened to the [...]
Right from the Right (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
I'm not going to go through all the bands that are at Summerfest Thursday...but here are the headliners: Marcus Ampetheatre : Stevie Wonder Miller Lite Oasis: Lee Ann Rimes Briggs backyard: Eric Burdon and the Animals at 6pm...Gnarls Barkley at 11 Harley Stage: Little Big Town Rock Stage: Nonpoint and Drowning Pool (at 11) Bingo Pavillion : Cross Canadian Ragweed at 6...Cowboy Mouth at 11 Classic Rock...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled today with as much energy as his music.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Eric Burdon and The Animals in Concert, SeaDoo Giveaway Are Part of Summer of Fun COACHELLA, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With an incredible classic rock concert and the "raciest" casino giveaway in the Valley, Spotlight 29 Casino is the place to be for fun this Father's Day Weekend. (Logo: ) First, on Saturday, June 14, classic rock superstars and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Eric Burdon...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
"Listening to Bo Diddley, you could convince yourself that the only thing you need to create great rock 'n' roll is a tremolo guitar, a killer beat and one and a half chords. Many tried and some have failed, but nobody did it like Diddley." Elvis Costello in USA Today "[Bo Diddley's] voice and relentless, glorious anthems echo down through my years. This royal shape shifter continues to influence four...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79.Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter, who often referred to himself as "the...
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
A primal guitar sound and stage swagger influenced music from Elvis to rap. But he never got the full rewards of a pioneer. Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79.Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary told the Associated Press. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter, who often referred...
Smuggled Sounds (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Monday 21 April saw the historic reunion of Eric Burdon and War for a very special night of electrifying R&B, funk, Latin and jazz. This was the first concert Eric Burdon and War had performed in 37 years since they originally disbanded in 1971. Originally the front man of the Animals, the legendary Eric Burdon is considered to be one of the greatest blues singers in the world. His contribution to...
