Posts From Jeff Tamarkin

Eric Burdon: A Conversation With an Animal

Nearly six decades after he first arrived with the Animals, one of the great British blues-rock belters of all time is still going strong.

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Rock Hall Omissions Part 2: Digging Deeper

Part One listed 100 artists that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has neglected to induct. We only scratched the surface, so here are 100 more

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Donovan Interview: His Greatest Hits

The Scottish singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee examines some of his biggest songs including “Season of the Witch” and “There is a Mountain”

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A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cynic Visits the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

After 35 years of critiquing the Rock Hall’s induction process, our editor finally made his way to the actual Hall in Cleveland. What did he think of it?

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Gordon Lightfoot on Touring and Writing His Hits: A Recent Interview with the Canadian Legend  

In commemoration of his passing, we present a recent interview in which Gordon Lightfoot discusses all eras of his career.

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Stephen Stills & Judy Collins in 2017 Concert, At Last

The former lovers and longtime superstars finally made an album together and tour as a pair. Our reviewer says it was worth the wait.

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Ben E. King’s Voice Will Stand By Us For All Time

The soul singer co-wrote one of the most poignant love songs ever recorded, and enjoyed numerous hits with the Drifters and as a solo artist

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The Cowsills’ ‘The Rain, the Park, and Other Things’: Happy, Happy, Happy!

The feel-good song was as emblematic of its time as any of the psychedelic records that were starting to dominate rock in 1967.

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First-Generation Rockers: Who’s Still With Us?

With the deaths of Don Everly and Little Richard, we wonder: Which of the earliest rock ‘n’ rollers are alive? Here are 8 who made the music what it was

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Joan Baez’s ‘Diamonds & Rust’—Reflections on an Old Friend Named Bob

Dylan asked her who her new song was about. She told him it was about her ex-husband. It wasn’t, of course. It was about Bob Dylan.

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