Posts From John Swenson
Who Are They at 50
As they were about to resume their 2015 tour, John Swenson, the band’s first biographer, assessed their U.K. shows and accomplishments.
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Southern Cooking: 5 Great Southern Rock Albums
John Swenson’s picks for one of the most popular genres in the ’70s.
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The Rise of Joe Walsh in the 1970s
Walsh made the James Gang more than a power trio and expanded and deepened his style as a solo artist to show himself as far more than the Eagle he became.
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11 Top New Orleans Rock Bands
The rock bands in NOLA run from metal to garage rock to singer-songwriters to Louisiana stylistic gumbos. Expert John Swenson picks the best.
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Top 10 English Pub Rock Bands
Pub rock was a 1970s English back-to-basics musical movement that got the punters quaffing pints at music pubs across London to some fine rocking bands.
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Tedeschi Trucks Shine at Rainy 2016 Jazz Fest
Biblical rains severely impacted the festival’s 2nd weekend. We were still able to see Neil Young, Paul Simon and more.
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Van Morrison, Steely Dan at 2016 Jazz Fest
Van the Man shone at the great New Orleans festival. Pearl Jam and Chili Peppers rocked. Steely Dan and Michael McDonald also did sets.
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Doug Sahm’s Groove Captured in 2015 Documentary
“You have to see him, you have to hear him, you have to bear witness…”
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