It is hard to characterize Van Morrison. Is he a rocker? A soul singer? An R& B artist. Whatever he is, he’s good. This is the start of...
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There is no one true American music, of course. There are many: Blues, jazz, rock and roll and others. They blend into each other in unpredictable permutations...
TDMB offers emails keeping you up to date on our posts. Just send me a note at this email and I will add you to the list. The Marvelettes certainly would like...
Wikipedia does a great job of illustrating what other guitarists — very good guitarists — thought of Danny Gatton: Gatton’s playing combined...
Del Shannon’s “Runaway” was number one from April 23 to May 20, 1961, according to Bobborst.com. The song was written by Shannon and drummer...
Last month, I posted a query asking for new music at ProfNet, a site that links editors/reporters with sources. I intend to post everything that was sent my...
Hank Williams, Sr. was a transitional figure in American music in general and country music in particular. AllMusic’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine starts his...
It’s strange that things I thought were weird and didn’t like when I was a kid I still thing are weird — but now I like them. It’s hard...
It’s interesting to see versions of familiar songs from the days before they lost their edge and were exiled to classic rock format hell. The version of...
Jazz pianist Lennie Tristano is called an improvisational genius and groundbreaker — but one who was difficult to get along with, at least professionally...
