I always said that one of the advantages of being a bassist is that you can get to the opportunity to play and learn from some good guitarists (if you’re lucky). A great guitarist who I played with a great…
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“Don’t Ask Me What I Think Of You”. . : Peter Green (1946 – 2020)
Tagged with: Blues, blues guitar, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Peter Green
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis, Blues, Classic Rock
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis, Blues, Classic Rock
“Oh, Say Can You See” . . . : Jimi Hendrix and The National Anthem
When does a musical performance become much more than just a musical performance? When does such a thing become iconic? Hendrix’s rendition of the National Anthem at Woodstock is certainly on most lists of iconic rock guitar performances. What’s interesting…
Tagged with: Jmi Hendrix, Jose Feliciano, National Anthem, Woodstock
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“It’s Not Unusual” . . . : This Is Tom Jones T.V. Show
Continuing the T.V. nostalgia theme from the previous post, I remember sometimes watching Tom Jones on television. This was a little before my awareness of rock music kicked in so I really wasn’t that into it. In hindsight that was…
Tagged with: Crosby Stills Nash & Young, CSNY, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Tom Jones, Wilson Pickett
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“The World Sucks, Come Watch T.V.” . . . . : In Concert And The Midnight Special
Nobody exists on purpose Nobody belongs anywhere Everybody’s gonna die Come watch T.V. – Rick and Morty I am a pessimist by nature. Over the course of the last several years that pessimism has morphed into a Rick Sanchez like…
“When The Living Was Easy” . . . : Gershwin’s Summertime
Normally (yeah, what’s that now . . ) the end of May would be the start of summer with thoughts of vacation plans, beaches, outdoor concerts (yeah, about that . . .) The song Summertime was written by George Gershwin…
Tagged with: Al Green, Billy Strings, Doc Watson, Ella Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Marcus King, Miles Davis, Summertime
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“That Was Then, This Is Now” . . . : Musical Flash Mobs
A reminder of a different time. A time when people gathered in public places casually, going about their business until they notice that the person beside them is carrying a bassoon. And that person coming up the escalator is holding…
Tagged with: Bohemian Rhapsody, Bolero, Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus, Here Comes The Sun, Ode To Job
Posted in Classic Rock, Classical, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Classical, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Quarantine Is Painless” . . . : Musical Mashups For Your Amusement
As I understand it a musical mashup is the blending together of two or more existing songs, by superimposing the melody of one song over the backing track of another. The practice has existed for centuries but with modern DJ…
Tagged with: AC/DC, Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, James Browm, Led Zeppelin, Mashups, Michael Jackson, The Doors
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Music Theory
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Music Theory
“Don’t You Let That Deal Go Down” . . . : Learn Jerry Garcia’s Solo From Deal (7/4/89 Buffalo)
I had lunch the other day with my old friend Errol. Errol is an excellent guitarist and we have been in bands together on and off for about forty years. Errol is currently in an excellent Jam band based in…
Tagged with: 'Grateful Dead Guitar Lesson', Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Music Theory
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Music Theory
A Blast From My Past: CPY at the Lone Star Roadhouse
I had a birthday not to long ago so I thought it would be appropriate to dig out something from the digital archives. In the late Eighties through the mid Nineties I played bass in a number of projects with…
“The Bear Got You” . . . : Steely Dan and The Lost Gaucho
Gaucho was the album that (for a time at least) broke Steely Dan. Recording began in 1978 and over the course of a two year span, the band used at least 42 different musicians, spent over a year in the…
Tagged with: Aja, Gacho, Lost Gaucho album, MCA, Second Arrangment, Steely Dan, Warner Brothers
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
