Rory Gallagher
Born on this date in ’48. bluesguitarRory Gallagher
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Page @ 78
What’s that he’s rolling across the stage, it looks like the one used by Jimmy Page, like a relic from a different age — Rock Show, Wings IMHO, rock and roll’s Wagner guitarjimmy pageLed ZeppelinWagner
Rory Gallagher: 50th Anniversary Edition
Released tomorrow. bluesguitarRory Gallagher
Buddy Guy @ 85
See the PBS special Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away. bluesBuddy GuyChicagoguitarLouisiana
Steve Cropper has a new album
Glide Magazine interview with Cropper bluesBlues Brothersguitarmemphis funkStaxSteve Cropper
Gatemouth
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Earl King: Poet Laureate of New Orleans
Top-notch music journalism from Geoffrey Himes commemorating the birth of Earl King. The article is populated by the equally excellent Michael Smith photographs. He was living proof that an active, well-stocked mind doesn’t always come with scholarly credentials. “A lot of New Orleans records didn’t have enough bass on them,” King asserted. “You’ve got to…
Sylvain Sylvain
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Zappa
Born on this date. Here’s a strong writeup from Guitar World from 21 years ago. If Zappa thought the music industry incompetent, crooked and imbecilic back then, he’d be even more appalled now, if that were even possible. I’d recommend the recently released documentary for a decent enough sketch of Zappa’s life. And in many…
Zappa Documentary
Zappa is available to purchase or rent from today, and apparently, it will also be released as a DVD with material that didn’t make the film. As a primer, this documentary would complement Barry Miles’ biography reviewed by Camille Paglia and Zappa’s very own The Real Frank Zappa Book. Here are some reviews of the documentary that…
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