It is hard to believe that this coming February it will have been 55 years since the “day the music died” as Don McLean eulogized in “American Pie”. It was on the night of February 2, 1959 that the ill-fated […]
It is hard to believe that this coming February it will have been 55 years since the “day the music died” as Don McLean eulogized in “American Pie”. It was on the night of February 2, 1959 that the ill-fated […]
If you play drums and grew up in Southeast Wisconsin during the 1970s or 1980s odds are pretty good you learned how to play from “Papa” Joe Pulice or at least had some lessons at his drum store, Pulice Music […]
Several posts ago I wrote on how I had entered a contest to win a signed copy of ‘Steve Earle: The Warner Bros. Years’ box set courtesy of No Depression, the Americana, alt-country and roots music authority since 1995. My entry was: “Asking a […]
July 4th is always a bittersweet holiday for me. Sure I love the time of year, getting together with friends and family, music festivals, fireworks etc. However July 4th is also the birthday of Bob Enos, long time trumpet player […]
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing yesterday of one of the truly great talents in all of American music. Bobby “Blue” Bland was a singer, composer, arranger and band leader. More than all of that, […]
Sunday, August 9, 2009 Someone unfamiliar with the subject matter probably would not have known what to expect out of Alejandro Escovedo’s performance at the Minnesota Zoo’s amphitheater last night, Saturday August 8, 2009. Most people who pay any attention […]
I just stumbled upon the best history of the best little big band in the business, Roomful of Blues on the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame website. With excellent historical notes by fellow musician Bob Angell and equally comprehensive […]
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