Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
Dave Clark Is Still Glad All Over—An Interview With the British Invasion Legend
“Ed Sullivan contacted us, but I’d never heard of him so I turned it down. Then, I found out he was huge. I said to the guys, “Quit your jobs.”–Dave Clark
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Bob Lind, ‘Elusive Butterfly’ Singer-Songwriter: Interview
He flew into the top 5 in 1966 on the strength of one of his compositions, and he’s been elusive for most of the time since. We spoke with him.
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Jesse Colin Young Q&A on His Solo Years
Although he’s battled a debilitating illness for many years, the former Youngbloods leader returned with one of his strongest albums ever.
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Danny Kalb, Lead Guitarist of NYC’s Influential Blues Project, Dies at 80
His lead guitar lines, whether high-velocity or slow and measured, never sacrificed tastefulness for flash.
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Peter Noone on Life With and After Herman’s Hermits
“When we got to America, it went from 2 to 20 to 200 to 2,000 to 20,000 screaming girls in weeks. It was the power of radio”
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Robert Gordon, Singer Who Spawned a Rockabilly Revival, Dies at 75
He first heard Elvis Presley in the 1950s and became hooked on the early rock ‘n’ roll sound–later he would help bring it back.
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Seals and Crofts: Diamonds in the Rough
Their ’70s top 10 hits–“Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer”–told only part of the story. The soft-rockers had been around for years by then.
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Randy Bachman Talks Beatles & Early Guess Who
The former Guess Who and BTO singer-guitarist pays tribute to one of his heroes. We spoke with Bachman about George Harrison and more
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The Doors’ ‘Strange Days’: We Want the World…
On their second album, Jim Morrison and the band moved into uncharted territory lyrically and instrumentally. When the music’s over, turn out the lights…
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Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Talks ‘Pet Sounds’: ‘Ahead of Its Time’
The Beach Boys’ founding member Al Jardine speaks with Best Classic Bands on the making of the group’s iconic album, ‘Pet Sounds’
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