Stu died on this day. Having now listened to this tribute to Ian Stewart three times I am of the view that it’s a most dignified and worthy tribute to this very shy and dignified chap — Stu. Even “Fats” would approve. Here are Ben’s sleeve notes and full album details. Job well done! Boogie…
Keef always worked well within the limitations of his voice: you can hear that he feels what he sings. This song is from the bleakest period of his life, his major contribution to Some Girls. To to Jagger’s credit he pulled off the strongest of the late Stones albums while Keef was otherwise engaged. The “another…
Gatemouth died on this day in 2005. So many tributaries flowing seamlessly into this bona fide genius’s unique style which includes covering Led Zep’s “Rock and Roll” and the Stones’ “Ventilator Blues.” To give an idea of this man’s standing, Clapton was consistently upstaged by him: Clapton very graciously got Gatemouth as support on his 1995 tour…
A must have for any discriminating record collection. Interesting to note that the label is UK-based but then we Brits have always had a soft spot for boogie-woogie, one of the finest practictioners along with Jools Holland was of course the “sixth” Stone – Ian “Stu” Stewart, immortalized by Led Zep as “Boogie with Stu” on…
Though the headline doesn’t really connote what’s on offer (well, today is billed as a big Stones day), here are two NOLA food articles. The second is especially interesting. Embracing the goat in NOLA Overeating in the Big Easy The enemies are not our trademark foods, like boiled crawfish, shrimp remoulade, debris poor boys and oysters…
Two of the highlights: Satisfaction left off because of stringent O2 time constraints. Telegraph Review Right about now the Stones’ 50th anniversary shows in London should kick off. My man on the inside tells me that the set list so far: Set list so far : 1-Wanna be your man 2-Get of off my cloud…
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