This Day in Music notes that on June 5, 1971, Grand Funk Railroad sold out Shea Stadium in 72 hours. June 5, I guess, was the third day. That was faster than...
Category - Rock
I had the opportunity last week to chat with Denny Somach, author of “Get the Led Out: How Led Zeppelin Became the Biggest Band in the World.”...
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...
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...
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...
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels was an important band that has not gotten its due. The site called “Not in the Hall of Fame” sums up the...
Here is how Wikipedia introduces the multi-talented Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and...
[column size=one_half position=first ] Jefferson Airplane emerged from the San Francisco scene of the 1960s. The band once was as big as The Grateful Dead, but...
Above is new music from a Chicago-bred band called Animal City. The name of the song is “Drummer Sister.” This is from the band’s profile at...
