Charlie Gracie, Early Rocker Who Hit #1 With ‘Butterfly,’ Dies at 86
Loved by the likes of Paul McCartney and Graham Nash, the Philly rockabilly singer helped put Cameo-Parkway Records on the map.
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Cheap Trick Rocks With New ‘Live at The Whisky 1977’
45 years ago, the band was in Los Angeles to record their second album. To get in shape for the record, they booked 5 gigs at the legendary venue
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Yes Performs ‘Yours Is No Disgrace’ Live: 1972
The lineup that many define as classic Yes – Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and White – take a 1972 audience on a wondrous journey on this song from The Yes Album
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David Crosby Changes Mind on Touring: ‘I Think I’m Going Back Out to Play Live’
In May 2022, he said, “Being on a bus tour is a daunting task. I don’t have the stamina; I don’t have the strength.” Seven months later, he’s had a change of heart
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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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2022 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
The year’s best music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with Chuck Berry, Charlie Watts, Bob Dylan, Eagles, plus much more!
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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection’: Fascinating Variations on 6 Best-Selling Albums
Some of the recordings (especially many of the concert tracks) are as good as—or arguably even better than—the familiar ones.
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Joan Baez ‘Any Day Now’: A Loving Tribute to Bob Dylan
In 1968, the singer decamped to Nashville and cut a double album’s worth of songs written by her good friend and collaborator. The results were mostly glorious
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Paul Simon Tribute Concert, ‘Homeward Bound,’ Coming to TV
The two-hour special features performances and tributes by such stars as Garth Brooks, Sting, Susanna Hoffs, Stevie Wonder, and others
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Guitarist Johnny Echols Interview on Love’s ‘Forever Changes’
“The album was unexpected. You are dealing with regular TNT explosions and all of a sudden, you’ve got an atomic bomb.”—Johnny Echols
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