He is older now, and perhaps wiser. John Hiatt and the Combo came on and entertained a mostly Baby Boomer packed house at the legendary Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA last night. His first three tunes were from way […]
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Last month, Eric Clapton suggested that his days of touring are over. “The road has become unbearable,” he said. “It’s become unapproachable, because it takes so long to get anywhere. It’s hostile – everywhere: getting in and out of airports, traveling […]
The Medicine Show Radio Revue is now on the road, in my trusty Camper Van “The Heart Of Gold” So no broadcasts for 3 weeks (sorry) but I will have loads to share when we get back. We start of in Clarks on […]
ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale) (Bushbranch/Surfdog) Eric Clapton has often stated that JJ Cale is one of the single most important figures in rock history, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow musicians. […]
Buddy’s birthday…”78, and still feelin’ great.” That is the tag line for the celebration that will be held at Buddy Guy’s Legends on the corner of Wabash Avenue and Balbo Drive in Chicago, the club he has owned for 25 […]
For Poor Old Shine, it started with a song… a traditional prison work song of the American South, called “Ain’t No Cane on This Brazos.” It’s been interpreted by everyone from Dylan and the Band, to the Low Anthem, Lyle […]
On this day in 1954, a young Elvis Presley appeared at the Hillbilly Hoedown, which was held at the Overton Park Band Shell in Memphis, Tennessee. Other notables on the same bill were Slim Whitman and Sonny Harvelle. When it […]
A year after the death of cult singer-songwriter JJ Cale, his close friend Eric Clapton has launched a tribute with an album and documentary, featuring the likes of Willie Nelson and Mark Knopfler. The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale features 16 […]
Did you feel it? That’s what everybody in Los Angeles asks each other whenever a shake or quake rattles and rolls through the valleys and flatlands. Sometimes there’s just a release of pressure beneath the crust, and other times it’s […]
In 2011, Chris Isaak took the long overdue step of recording an album at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tenn. It wasn’t just any album, it was faithful interpretations of classic songs by his musical mentors and heroes: Elvis Presley, Johnny […]
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