There’s not much I can to say that really matters so I’ll leave it to these snapshots of a life well lived. From the Keith Richard’s memoir “Life” – Shot by Martin Scorsese in 2006 at New York’s Beacon Theater.A…
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“Charlie’s good tonight, ain’t he?” . . : Charlie Watts (1941 -2021)
Tagged with: All Down The Line, Charlie Watts, Drums, Gimmie Shelter, Guiro, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Percussion, Rolling Stones
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“She don’t remember the Queen of Soul”. : Aretha Franklin’s Rock Covers
It came up that earlier this week was the three year anniversary of Aretha Franklin’s death with numerous Internet music websites marking the occasion. One of them was UCR (Ultimate Classic Rock) who I want to thank for this one.…
“I Could Drink A Case Of You” . . : Joni Mitchell’s Blue At 50
Picking up on a thread from a previous post (https://roymusicusa.com/2021/05/26/no-regrets-coyote-joni-mitchells-hejira/), Joni Mitchell’s iconic masterpiece ‘Blue’ celebrated it’s 50th anniversary recently. As part of celebration, the Joni Mitchell Archives put out a five song EP of demos and outtakes called, appropriately…
Tagged with: Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell's Blue, Joni Mitchell's Blue 50th Anniversary
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Skull & Roses” . . : The Grateful Dead As We Know Them Today
I have written previously about The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the official Grateful Dead podcast (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/10/12/playing-to-the-tide-the-good-ol-grateful-deadcast-deep-dive-into-workingmans-dead/). The first two seasons went into deep dives of the classic Grateful Dead albums, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty respectively. For season three,…
Tagged with: American Beauty, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Skull and Roses, Workingman's Dead
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“No Regrets Coyote” . . : Joni Mitchell’s Hejira
This one is for my dear friend Carol (the biggest Joni fan I know) . . . Hejira, Joni Mitchell’s eighth studio album, is where (IMO) she cut the ties for good to her earlier musical styles. There is no…
Tagged with: Hejira, Jaco Pastorious, Joni Mitchell
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“It’s A G Thang” . . : Keith Richards and Open G Tuning
As a guitarist, I’ve was never that much into open tunings. I had enough of a time understanding the guitar in standard tuning to be bothered with learning a different one (What is an open tuning? It’s when you tune…
Tagged with: Keith Richards, OPen G Tuning, Rolling Stones
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“A Good Feelin’ To Know” . . . : Rusty Young & Poco
I read that pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young passed away recently. Young was one of the first musicians to integrate the pedal steel guitar, an instrument associated with with country music, into rock. Young’s playing was central to the band’s…
Tagged with: Country Music, Country Rock, Jim Messina, Poco, Richie Furray, Rusty Young
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Small Cogs Make Big Wheels Turn” . : Lou Ottens and Henry Goldrich
I recently learned of the deaths of Lou Ottens and Henry Goldrich. These are not famous musicians but their impact on popular music was immense. Lou Ottens Lou Ottens was a Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette. As…
“She Caught The Katy” . . . : Taj Mahal
I don’t know about you but I can use some music that puts a smile on my face. . . Most of the time when people think of the blues, they think sad music about suffering. Then there is Taj…
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Blues, Statesboro Blues, Taj Mahal (musician), The Blues Brothers
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Playing To The Tide” . . . : The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Deep Dive Into Workingman’s Dead
This past June was the 50th anniversary of the seminal Grateful Dead album Workingsman’s Dead. This was my introduction to the Dead. My brother and I had spent the summer at a bungalow colony up in the Catskill Mountains of…
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast, Workingman's Dead
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
