The greatest tragedy of Jim Croce’s brief life isn’t that he died young. It’s that he died too young to see his greatest wish come true. Just 30 years old when the Beechcraft carrying him, accompanist Maury Muehleisen and four others crashed in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Croce was planning on leaving the music industry behind and […] More
Gorgeous! As it turns out, rockstars have the most gorgeous kids in the whole world. It’s no secret that they have such good genes to pass on, and when you look at kids of rockstars such as Steven Tyler, Jon Bon Jovi, and the Rod Stewart, it’s quite hard to argue. Speaking of Rod Stewart, […] More
“Destiny did not take us that way – it took us straight into Fleetwood Mac.” In a perfect world, Fleetwood Mac songstress Stevie Nicks would have been able to have it all; her career, success, and the one great love of her life, Lindsey Buckingham. Sadly, that’s not what destiny had in store for the […] More
The Last Contribution to Pink Floyd Syd Barrett will always be a vital part of Pink Floyd regardless of how long he was actually an official member of the band. He had created the path in which the group ultimately stayed on- a genius musical production, always on the trippier side of things. Yet, his […] More
The Truth… Rock & Roll certainly wouldn’t be where it is today without the help of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. To put it simply, he changed the game for guitarists all over the world with his prolific sound and style. Through his playing, charisma, and music, he was able to set rock music on the […] More
It’s the album that broke every relationship in Fleetwood Mac. 42 years after its release, Fleetwood Mac’s groundbreaking album Rumours is still the unfortunate bearer of much of the blame for the turmoil surrounding the band at that time. Infighting and secret affairs abounded behind the scenes of Rumours, leaving no one untouched as significant romantic relationships […] More
It was there at his birth. It followed him throughout his life, over the course of his career, and when Mark David Chapman shot him outside of The Dakota on a frosty night in 1980, it was there to ferry him into oblivion. And no – it wasn’t a person or a presence that loomed […] More
Bert Kaempfert Produktion Tony Sheridan, was a British singer- songwriter and guitarist. His most notable work is tied to his early collaborations with the Beatles. Quite some time before the the Beatles were the Beatles, the band was an extension of Tony Sheridan. In the summer of 1961, the band recorded eight songs for the Bert […] More
Here’s The Story… If you were around during the time that Beatlemania first happened, then you’ll remember what an absolutely crazy time it was. The Beatles were literally everywhere, on every poster, playing during every radio broadcast, on every TV, EVERYWHERE. This you already knew, and to be honest, it’s still the case today. It […] More
Here’s A Unique Welcome The Beatles made one of their first appearances at the Coliseum in D.C. in 1964. Here’s the kicker. The way the stage was set up, was so that they were surrounded. So basically all sides of them, there was an audience. This made it perfect for what was about to happen […] More
The Living Legend You Never Knew About There are very few musicians in the world who live to be a hundred and over, let alone still play music at such an age. The lovely Ms. Viola Smith, born November 29, 1912, in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, is one of those people. Viola (or as her real name […] More
The Blues Scale Stevie Ray Vaughan is a Texan guitar god. His way of playing has an instantly defined signature. Often recognized as the blues scale or even “the voodoo blues scale,” Stevie Ray has made this sound timeless along with his soulful predecessors. His inspirations were his older brother Jimmie, the gypsy/jazz guitarist Django […] More
