When thinking about Al Jarreau, who died in Los Angeles on Sunday at age 76, one word comes insistently to mind: Smooth. Much like his longtime friend and kindred spirit George Duke, who died in August 2013, Jarreau owned that free-flowing and often breezy subgenre...
Don't miss the old Caddy in the first ten seconds:
Do you get the feeling that a revolution is coming?
This song was in heavy rotation soon after it was released in 1982 - and it was their only US Top 40 hit single. But can you name another song by them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
The Black Crowes are touring the U.S. during the first five months of 2017:
This year won't be over soon enough for music legends! George Michael's 'Faith' won the Grammy of Album of the Year in 1989, sold over 100 million albums world-wide (only 24 artists/bands have done that) and had eight #1 hits on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. This is...
Let's get into the holiday spirit, shall we?
Two big shows this weekend. X is playing four nights at the Casbah (I'll be there on Friday), plus Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde are playing at the Fabulous Forum on Sunday:
Gregg Allman wrote ‘Melissa’ sometime in 1967 on a songwriting marathon that yielded 1 good song out of over 200 written, and despite never cracking the U.S. Top 40 charts, it’s remained a classic rock favorite for decades. The late, great Duane Allman loved this...
