Remembering Jimi Hendrix in Greenwich Village
Guitar World magazine’s Founding Editor heard and met Hendrix in 1966 in Greenwich Village, where he believes the guitar icon truly developed
Read MoreFaces ‘A Nod Is As Good As a Wink…’ Album: Party Time
“It was an air of merriment. Under all the camaraderie and joviality, we took the music extremely seriously,” said Rod Stewart.
Read MoreRich Little: ‘Man of a Thousand Voices’
If you were watching The Tonight Show or The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast during the 1970s, there was a strong possibility you’d see the master impressionist
Read MoreGary Puckett Brings His Union Gap Hits to Vegas: Concert Review
Brushing off the old Civil War uniform, the singer delighted a boomer audience with hits like “Woman Woman” and “Lady Willpower.”
Read MoreTina Turner Interview: Phil Spector, ‘Tommy,’ and Touring With the Stones
“As wild as I am, I know that I maintain my femininity. People have always told me that,” said the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in this classic chat.
Read MoreBrinsley Schwarz Gets Anthology, ‘Thinking Back 1970-1975’ Box Set
The influential British pub band was the launching pad for its biggest alumnus, Nick Lowe. The 7-CD set includes their studio albums and many previously unreleased tracks and live recordings
Read MoreWhen Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Were ‘Lost in the Ozone’
There was much more to this genre-defying band than “Hot Rod Lincoln.” Here is the back story of a truly versatile and unique group.
Read MoreWhen Frank Sinatra Joined the Fifth Dimension
Frank Sinatra did not love rock music, but for his 1968 TV special he sang along with soul-pop hitmakers the Fifth Dimension and fit right in.
Read MoreTraffic ‘The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys’: Rock on the Fusion Frontier
What had begun as post-‘Sgt. Pepper’ psychedelia turned toward a darker, more idiosyncratic synthesis of jazz, blues, world music and English folk elements.
Read MoreThe Inside History of the Electric Light Orchestra
Dennis Elsas’ 1977 radio interview with Bev Bevan, ELO’s co-founder, reveals what brought him, Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood together and what led to Wood’s exit
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