35 years ago today, the great guitar player, Clarence White, was killed by a drunk driver as he and his brother, Roland, were loading out after a gig. Clarence has been one of my favorite musicians for as long as I can remember, so I’ve decided to pay homage to him in a fun (and […]
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My recent post about Sam Cooke, Anatomy of a Classic: Bring It On Home To Me, featured a brief aside about drummer Earl Palmer. I wasn’t sure if Palmer manned the kit for the song — I subsequently discovered it was Frank Capp - but in researching that matter, I listened to a decent sampling […]
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Sam Cooke is my favorite singer and has been since I was 13-14 years old. While most of my friends were obsessing over U2 and Depeche Mode concert tickets, I was obsessing over Sam Cooke records. While time has mostly vindicated me, even I have to laugh that while I liked The Joshua Tree […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/9IAF5Q6S79I&w=560 “There’s a ringing in my ears that’s heaven sent There’s a beast out on the ruins Some broken down lover’s lament It goes on and on, but it won’t go away.” Yesterday’s post may have featured Soul Asylum, Slobberbone, and a few of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll songs of all-time, but one song […]
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We begin this edition of Six Degrees in Miami Beach. Not the actual Miami Beach, mind you, but the Miami Beach of Neil Young‘s fevered imagination. In 1973, Neil was one year removed from the career-defining behemoth that was Harvest and its feel-good granola anthem, “Heart Of Gold.” Problem was, Neil wasn’t in a particularly […]
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