Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
1975—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Don’t let anyone tell you the mid-’70s was a dull period for music—a simple survey of what we were listening to disproves that notion.
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The Jaggerz’ ‘The Rapper’: You Know What He’s After
“The song was something that I wrote watching people in nightclubs. You’d see these dudes go over and start rapping to chicks,” said the band’s Donnie Iris.
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Jefferson Starship in the ’70s: How They Were Born and Nearly Died in 4 Short Years
From the time Marty Balin reunited with former bandmates Grace Slick and Paul Kantner, the hits came fast. But then things went south, quickly.
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The Ides of March and the Story of ‘Vehicle’
They took their band name from a Shakespeare classic, their biggest hit from a real-life incident, and they drove their way up the charts in the year 1970.
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10 More Great ‘Live at the Fillmore’ Albums
A sequel to our original survey of LPs recorded at the iconic NYC and San Francisco venues, includes Derek and the Dominos, John Mayall and even Chuck Berry.
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Herb Greene, Renowned Rock Photographer Who Shot San Francisco Greats, Dies
His famous subjects included the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Jefferson Airplane.
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Whatever Happened to Stephen Talbot, ‘Leave It to Beaver”s Gilbert? We Asked Him!
Talbot on Jerry Mathers [Beaver]: “He carried that show. He was smart, and in the last couple of years, he was chafing against playing dumb.”
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Jerry Butler, R&B Hitmaker of the ’60s Known as ‘The Iceman,’ Dies
After placing dozens of hits on the charts, he became a commissioner for the city of Chicago.
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16 Classic Double-Sided Hit Singles of the ’60s
Singles, for the most part, housed just one memorable song. That, like so much else, began to change with the arrival of the Beatles.
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10 Hit Jazz Singles of the ’60s
Back in the day, record labels released jazz tunes as singles, and sometimes they became huge hits. We revisit 10 classics of the genre from the 1960s.
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