We have two daughters pursuing their dreams! This is Natalie, the dance major at UCLA who is graduating in December:
Wednesday Rock Blogging
Aretha
So many loving tributes today to the Queen of Soul that I couldn't help but acknowledge the greatest wife role in the history of film - her appearance in the Blues Brothers (he left anyway):
Jeff Beck Eric Clapton
Two of the best ever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Guitar_Festival
Jonathan Butler
Hat tip to Peter who alerted me to this show featuring Jonathan Butler! Spend an evening under the stars listening to smooth jazz and doing a little something for the music department in Oceanside: ? https://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2018/jul/28/jonathan-butler/
The Adolescents
Founding member and bassist of the Fullerton punk rock band The Adolescents Steve Soto passed away in his sleep on June 27th. While no official cause of death has been confirmed, friends, family, fans and members of numerous Orange County bands took to social media to...
Freedom
Jim Carroll Band
Remember this one?
Paul McCartney
A fantastic video of Paul taking a tour of Liverpool with James - H/T daytrip:
Led Zeppelin 1969
The Beatles were wrapping up, and rock and roll was looking for direction. In steps a long-haired dude wearing sandals, a guitar god who plays with a violin bow, and a maniac on drums:
No Time
The Guess Who might be one of the most underrated bands of all-time! Burton Cummings is still touring Canada at 70 years old, and he just put his LA house on the market for $4,950,000 (he paid $1,750,000 five years ago):