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Bob Dylan and Patti Smith
Patti Smith has an incredible knack for choosing just the right gems in Bob Dylan’s treasure chest of songs. This first became clear to me when I purchased Twelve in 2007. The song by Bob Dylan that...
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Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty...
Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. Two weeks from today on January 24th, 2012, “Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International” a four CD set with over...
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The Monterey Pop Festival 1967
If time travel was an option, I would love to be transported back in time to The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. When I look back on what Monterey Pop accomplished, the rich set of artists that...
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Buddy Guy A True Legend
I have had the good fortune to see Buddy Guy perform live five times in my life. I have seen him at Toads Place with John Mayer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert with Jeff...
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Ain’t In It For My Health – Levon Helm
When we search within our souls and find that brave spot it summons the strength to conquer our fears. Levon Helm offers us an example of a musical soul guiding us to bravery in a brand new film, Ain’t...
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A Charity Concert for the Late Jon Lord
The Sunflower Jam is excited to announce that “Celebrating Jon Lord At The Royal Albert Hall” on April 4th 2014 will include performances by the Orion Orchestra – ‘the Orchestra of Rising Stars’ – and...
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Petty Fest In Nashville On September 21st, 2013
The Best Fest sponsored by Jameson presents Petty Fest Nashville at the Music City Eats Festival on September 21 at The War Memorial Auditorium. Hosted by the Kings of Leon and the Cabin Down Below...
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LIFE Unseen and Unheard, Johnny Cash 10 Years On
LIFE Unseen: Johnny Cash: An Illustrated Biography With Rare and Never-Before-Seen Photographs A new book is available today from the Editors of Life that will feature rare and never-before-seen photos...
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Abraham, Martin and John – Dion
We saw Dion Dimucci in concert yesterday evening at Mohegan Sun Casino Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. I expected a rock and roll concert from the Bronx music legend and he did not disappoint. But I...
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Kennedy Center Honors Carlos Santana
I take pride as a Santana fan about the relevance of Carlos Santana’s being selected to receive 2013 Kennedy Center Honors. “From his legendary performance at Woodstock to his sweep at the 2000...
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Furthering the Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron
“Our greatest enemy is our own political ignorance” – M1 Gil Scott-Heron was an effective communicator who spoke to the restless soul in the music of our hearts. I love that visionary producer Kentyah...
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Always A Tower Of Strength – Lou Reed
Just a couple of weeks ago Lou did a photo session intended to become a print ad for his friend Henri Seydoux‘s French audio headphones company Parrot. The renowned photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino...
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Jim Morrison, Poet, 70 Years Young Today
December 8, 2013 marks the 70th birthday of the late singer, songwriter and poet, Jim Morrison of The Doors. I always think of Jim Morrison as poet first, singer second. The posthumous recording An...
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“Take Me Out Into The Light”– Celebrating Lou Reed
The life of Lou Reed, New York City poet, singer and songwriter was celebrated with a memorial in Harlem at the historic Apollo Theatre on Monday night (12/16). The show honoring the Velvet...
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Jack White’s Deserved Tribute
Jack White has expent much positive energy throughout his eccentric-genius career by affirming tribute to overlooked music traditions. It’s only equitable that some of the survivors from those past...
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Jackson Browne Tribute Album
Jackson Browne is a remarkable singer/songwriter. I innately identify with Jackson Browne’s expression of male pathos. I discovered him in 1972 when Asylum Records released his first solo album,...
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“Bobfest”, Bob Dylan – 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Deluxe Edition
Madison Square Garden proves once again why it is the “World’s Most Famous Arena”. Twenty-two years ago on October 16, 1992, New York City’s hottest concert ticket was the assemblage of musical friends...
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Please Be With Me, A Song For My Father, Duane Allman By Galadrielle Allman
Galadrielle Allman’s memoir, PLEASE BE WITH ME is a revelatory meditation on the impact of her father, the legendary guitarist Duane Allman. Not only is this THE definitive biography, with...
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Janis Joplin Stamp
My Father tried to teach me how to be a stamp collector. I lacked the patience to work with stamps, first day issues etc. However if I was collecting today I’d be all over the music stamps. The...
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Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)
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. JJ Cale’s influence on Clapton and many of...
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