Jack Bruce, bassist, vocalist and songwriter extraordinaire passed away on October 25, 2014 at the age of 71 from liver disease. With Cream, he was one of the handful of musicians who redefined the capabilities of his instrument and along…
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“I Feel Free”. . . . . . : Jack Bruce 1943 – 2014
Tagged with: Bass, Cream, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce
Posted in Bass, Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Bass, Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Time Is Tight. . . “: Booker T. And The MG’s
Last post, I talked about one of the highlights of my recent trip to Tennessee, The Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville. This time we’re going to Memphis. There was Graceland. There was Sun Studios. There was the Gibson Guitar factory…
Tagged with: Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, Duck Dunn, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Soul Music, Stax Records, Steve Cropper
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“I Hear The Train A Comin’. . .” : The Johnny Cash Show
I just got back from a trip to Nashville and Memphis. The musical legacy of there two cities is so immense that it’s just ridiculous. One of the high points of my trip was the Johnny Cash Museum. I’m a…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Derek & The Dominoes, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Louis Armstrong, Nashville, Neil Young, Ray Charles
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
The Mother Of All Funk Chords: A Brillant Video from Kutiman
I have previously featured the work from the artist Kutiman when I showcased his video “My Favorite Band”. With that video, Kutiman took up to 80 You Tube videos of assorted musicians doing Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog and edited them…
Tagged with: E9th Chord, Funk, Kutiman, Sampling
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Summertime Done, Come And Gone, My, Oh, My. . .”: Happy Labor Day
Wishing everyone a happy Labor Day weekend. Here in the United States, Labor Day is the psychological, if not actual, end of summer. This leads me to the clip below. A video of the Grateful Dead playing U.S. Blues as…
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, U.S. Blues
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Hey, Hey Mama”: Cover Versions Of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog”
I became aware of this video from the website OpenCulture.com. It’s a combination of 80 different YouTube video covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog”. I guess it shows how getting your Led Zeppelin riffs down is a rite of passage…
Tagged with: "Black Dog", Classic Rock, Dread Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin Covers, reggae
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
ManRoy Music 