The Drifters seem to be more of a brand and franchise than a band. The Wikipedia profile says that the group, which it defines as having its (many) feet in doo...
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It’s interesting to see the wide divergence of acts with whom talented musicians played during their studio days, if they had any. Little Feat’s...
Blaze Foley was a highly eccentric but brilliant singer/song writer who lived and died in Austin. He led a hard life that came to a tragic end in 1989. Check...
When it really gets going, there is nothing as great good old fashion gospel music. It’s not a musical thing, really. Of course, the folks involved are...
Trombone players don’t get enough respect. It seems as if it is a terribly difficult instrument to play. One of the best of them, Locksley Wellington...
I first heard of Tony Rice when I did a post on the great John Hartford. Rice was part of a group of wonderful musicians playing one of Hartford’s signature...
I was certain, when I heard this song on the radio yesterday, that I was getting in on the ground floor of what would become a big hit. I got back home, looked...
HT: MC AllMusic’s Jo-Ann Greene summed up the status of Desmond Dekker in her long and detailed profile: Probably no other Jamaican artist has brought more...
The Box Tops, when it comes right down to it, are remembered for “The Letter,” which was a hit for them and for Joe Cocker and Leon Russell. The band...
Angelina Alexon was born in Greece, but clearly has a Latin heart. Here is how her bio starts: Angelina Alexon is a fresh new singer that is exploding on to...
