Wednesday Rock Blogging

Zack Glickman

I knew every word to every song on this album by the time I was 15 years old - no wonder it's like this! The song starts at the 3:30-minute mark, but Frank's pre-song banter is worth it. I dedicate this to my boss Steve who is in the process of moving to Whitefish,...

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Jeff Beck, RIP

Another devastating loss for rockers everywhere - Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday of bacterial meningitis in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78....

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Favorite Song of the Year

This was my favorite song in the Wednesday Rock Blogging category this year, so when I had a chance to go she her at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip, I jumped at it - and took Natalie with me!  She said she's not used to seeing her bands up close at...

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Terry Hall, RIP

The Specials, along with Madness and the English Beat, brought us the ska movement in the late 1970s/early-1980s. Their lead singer, Terry Hall, died unexpectedly this week at age 63. Hat tip to just some guy for sending in this article:...

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Stuart Margolin, RIP

We lost another one of the most talented this week, Stuart Margolin.  He was better known as an actor (he won two Emmys) and director, but few ever heard what a great songwriter/musician he was - except those of us who knew that he and Arizona's favorite son, Jerry...

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Amy Winehouse

? Winehouse released her follow-up album, Back to Black, in 2006, which went on to become an international success and one of the best-selling albums in UK history. At the 2007 Brit Awards it was nominated for British Album of the Year, and she received the award...

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