‘Run, Rudolph, Run’: Chuck Berry Holiday Favorite
Did you know that the 1958 song was written by the same composer of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Berry’s version has gotten its first official video
Read More‘Father Christmas,’ the Greg Lake Enduring Holiday Classic
In 1975, “I Believe In Father Christmas” became a #2 hit in the U.K., blocked from the top spot by Queen. Lake wrote the song with a former bandmate
Read MoreMar 13, 2023: Jim Gordon, World-Class Drummer—And Convicted Killer—Dies
He was one of the elite Hollywood studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew and member of landmark rock bands including Derek and the Dominos
Read MoreMarch 13, 2017: Tommy LiPuma, Veteran Producer & Executive, Dies
The multiple Grammy winner and music business executive worked with everyone from McCartney to Miles Davis to Barbra Streisand. He was 80
Read MoreWhen John Lennon, Nilsson Were Kicked Out of the Troubadour
During his infamous “lost weekend” away from Yoko Ono, the former Beatle was not on his best behavior. Especially this night with his pal, Harry Nilsson
Read MoreMar 12, 2018: Nokie Edwards, Ventures Lead Guitarist—Obituary
The lead guitarist for the most successful instrumental rock band of all time inspired countless would-be players to pick up the instrument.
Read MoreMarch 11, 1970: CSNY Release ‘Deja Vu’
The story behind the iconic LP includes laborious sessions + flashes of inspiration. But how much of it was CSNY all together?
Read MoreMar 11, 2021: David Gilmour on Pink Floyd Reunion Chances – ‘We Are Done’
In an interview with Guitar Player, he said, “It has run its course, we are done, and it would be fakery to go back and do it again”
Read MoreMar 11, 2021: Sally Grossman, Widow of Dylan Manager Who Famously Posed on Album Cover, Dies
The 25-year-old appears on the iconic cover of the 1965 LP, Bringing It All Back Home, in a striking red pantsuit, while seated and smoking a cigarette
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