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…
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“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
“Don’t Ask Me What I Think Of You”. . : Peter Green (1946 – 2020)
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…
Tagged with: Blues, blues guitar, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Peter Green
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“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
