Robbie Robertson on Levon Helm: ‘He Could Sing Better Than Anybody’
On AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan Rather in 2020, he spoke about his longtime Band-mate. “For all the years we were together, we never had a cross word. Ever.”
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Ronnie Spector Interview: ‘Be My Baby’ and Her Biggest Influence
“We wore tight dresses where everyone else wore flared dresses. We had slits up to here. And big hair. It was something no one had ever seen”
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Robbie Robertson on The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’: ‘The Whole Thing Just Snowballed’
The guitarist-songwriter took us behind the scenes of the fabled concert film.
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Isaac Hayes: Stax, ‘Shaft,’ and Chef
The singer, songwriter, producer and actor revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single and into cosmically new territory
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Gold Star Recording Studios: Behind the Scenes of Some of L.A.’s Earliest Rock Hits
It was the place where Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, the Turtles and rockabilly great Eddie Cochran all made hits. We look back at a true rock landmark.
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Joni Mitchell’s Triumphant Return to Newport: Review
Having Mitchell back on stage and singing these tunes so beautifully with stellar accompaniment seems like some sort of miracle.
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Maria Muldaur: Debut Solo Album—Smart, Sassy and Seductive
The album, which included the top 10 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” is a potent blend of country, blues, folk and pop, and it still sounds fresh
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Sixto Rodriguez, Who Found Fame Decades Later in ‘Searching For Sugar Man,’ Dies
The singer-songwriter from Detroit, Mich., finally found fame in the U.S. four decades after his early recordings were released
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Once Upon a Time: Mark Lindsay on the Raiders’ ‘Good Thing’
The group’s lead vocalist talks about writing the hit single with producer Terry Melcher, the wild story of the Los Angeles home they lived in and the Tarantino movie
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David LaFlamme, Leader of San Francisco’s It’s a Beautiful Day, Dies
Formed in 1967, the band, led by violinist/singer LaFlamme, was a regular attraction at the Fillmore and other San Francisco venues.
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