Posts From Greg Brodsky
Jon Anderson Talks ‘1000 Hands’ Solo LP, Tour, ARW
His voice sounds terrific on his album, 30 years in the making. He’s got big plans: “You always want to put on a good show. I want to really get it right”
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Remembering Jay Black, Lead Singer For ’60s Group, Jay and the Americans
Born David Blatt, he led the NYC-based musical group with such catchy hits as “This Magic Moment,” “Come a Little Bit Closer,” and “Cara Mia”
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Oct. 10, 2025: John Lodge of the Moody Blues Dies
The legendary band’s bassist, singer and songwriter, 82, wrote “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band).”
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Remembering Mark Volman, Singer with the Turtles, Zappa, and Flo & Eddie
After earning their first hit with 1965’s Bob Dylan cover “It Ain’t Me Babe,” he and the Turtles’ Howard Kaylan went on to achieve enormous pop success with “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “Elenore,” “You Showed Me,” and the #1 hit, “Happy Together.”
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Ringo Starr–A Star Among All-Starrs: NYC Review
The lineup’s current edition, with Rolie, Lukather, Gouldman and Hay, was as exuberant and polished a concert as an audience could hope for
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Aug 8, 2022: Olivia Newton-John, Beloved Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies
The hitmaker was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992. Her hits include “Physical,” “I Honestly Love You,” and “Let Me Be There”
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June 26, 2020: Milton Glaser, Designer of ‘I Love NY’ Logo, Bob Dylan, Dies
He was among the most celebrated graphic designers in the U.S. He famously sketched the tourism logo in the back of a taxi. His psychedelic poster came with Dylan’s Greatest Hits LP
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Remembering Sly Stone, Icon Who Led the Funk-Rock Band the Family Stone
During their heyday from 1967 to 1971, the group earned five Top 10 pop singles, three of which went to #1: “Everyday People,” “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Self Agin)” and “Family Affair.”
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May 29, 2022: Ronnie Hawkins, Who Gave The Band Their Start, Dies
The Arkansas-born musician moved to Canada in his early twenties, where he forged a career as a leading proponent of rock and roll
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May 26, 2025: Rick Derringer, of ‘Hang on Sloopy’ and ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo’ Fame, Dies
He was just a teenager when he scored a 1965 #1 single that became a garage rock classic. He later recorded with a broad range of artists including Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
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